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Correct me if I'm wrong, but the plan is to open source Mojo right? Is there a particular reason it's not open source from the start?

• samuell 3y ago
  Yep: > Looking ahead, we are committed to releasing the Mojo standard library in open source and accepting contributions before the end of the year.
  • frfl 3y ago
    "releasing the Mojo standard library in open source" that doesn't say compiler or tooling, just standard library. Anyway, I found the FAQ section and the relevant bits --- Will Mojo be open-sourced? Yes, we expect that Mojo will be open-sourced. However, Mojo is still young, so we will continue to incubate it within Modular until more of its internal architecture is fleshed out. We don’t have an established plan for open-sourcing yet. Why not develop Mojo in the open from the beginning? Why not develop Mojo in the open from the beginning? Mojo is a big project and has several architectural differences from previous languages. We believe a tight-knit group of engineers with a common vision can move faster than a community effort. This development approach is also well-established from other projects that are now open source (such as LLVM, Clang, Swift, MLIR, etc.).