2026-10-16 00:47 UTC
@argv_minus_one@mastodon.sdf.org @lu@sunny.garden Ziglang appears to be both sufficiently funded and independent (at least for the moment, according to Andrew Kelly anyway). The key there seems to be keeping funding distributed across many sources so no single vendor can assert control over the project.
I don't think this corporate sponsorship model really works generally though. We need fresh ideas to keep cool and / or critical projects alive. And devs should obviously be adequately compensated for their labor.
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@argv_minus_one@mastodon.sdf.org 2026-10-16 00:54
@gryphonmyers@mastodon.social Zig achieved that independence by making severe compromises, including memory safety. Also, it depends on LLVM. No single vendor is asserting control over Linux, Rust, etc either. Problem is *all* of the vendors are pushing AI in unison. FOSS is designed to resist disproportionate influence by any one actor, but it's hard to imagine any model of software development withstanding something like this. @lu@sunny.garden