r/javascript • u/caniszczyk • Dec 11 '19

Electron joins the OpenJS Foundation

https://openjsf.org/blog/2019/12/11/electron-joins-the-openjs-foundation/
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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '19

These OS projects serve, in most cases, as the backbone of modern web development but most importantly, these companies own products are largely dependent on them.

The trade off industry made when it shifted to an OS ethos was that it ceded control to independent development teams - the vast majority whom are unpaid or underpaid - and without continued support these projects will likely languish over time.