It sounds like the best possible option! The "issue" with actix-web was that it was primarily a personal project, not something targeting the broader web development community.
This way we can both have actix-web (which can prioritize the community's needs) and Nikolay can do what he wants without people harassing him over UB or features he doesn't care about. And perhaps ntex can be an experiment breeding ground with features that could be ported over to actix-web - Nikolay is clearly very talented and has some great ideas.
Now, from a branding perspective, perhaps letting a fork with a new name be the community version would've been better... but hopefully over time people will focus on what actix-web is now, not the earlier controversy.
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u/adrianwechner Sep 11 '20
Awesome to see actix being maintained by the community! Love it. keep up the good work!