Oh gosh, even I with my very low opinion about programming tools with a price 
tag can't imagine THAT. :)

I guess all that will remain free, only thing I am really worried about is a 
vendor lock. We kinda saw that already, but it might be worse.


16.01.2014, 00:30, "Joe Hanink" <[email protected]>:
> Congrats and good luck with the venture!
>
> Please don't charge for module usage. Perhaps a membership fee or donation 
> structure? Do you know what the commercialization will look like?
>
> Thanks!
>
> On Wednesday, January 15, 2014 9:02:22 AM UTC-8, Isaac Schlueter wrote:
>
>>  Node's growth has continued and accelerated immensely over the last few 
>> years.  More people are developing and sharing more code with Node and npm 
>> than I would have ever imagined.  Countless companies are using Node, and 
>> npm along with it.
>>
>>  Over the last year, TJ Fontaine has become absolutely essential to the 
>> Node.js project.  He's been building releases, managing the test bots, 
>> fixing nasty bugs, and making decisions for the project with constant focus 
>> on the needs of our users.  He was responsible for an update to MDB to 
>> support running ::findjsobjects on Linux core dumps, and is working on a 
>> shim layer that will provide a stable C interface for Node binary addons.  
>> In partnership with Joyent and The Node Firm, he's helped to create a path 
>> forward for scalable issue triaging.  He's become the primary point of 
>> contact keeping us all driving the project forward together.
>>
>>  Anyone who's been close to the core project knows that he's been 
>> effectively leading the project for a while now, so we're making it 
>> official.  Effective immediately, TJ Fontaine is the Node.js project lead.  
>> I will remain a Node core committer, and expect to continue to contribute to 
>> the project in that role.  My primary focus, however, will be npm.
>>
>>  At this point, npm needs work, and I am eager to deliver what the Node 
>> community needs from its package manager.  I am starting a company, npm, 
>> Inc., to deliver new products and services related to npm.  I'll be sharing 
>> many more details soon about exactly how this is going to work, and what 
>> we'll be offering.  For now, suffice it to say that everything currently 
>> free will remain free, and everything currently flaky will get less flaky.  
>> Pursuing new revenue is how we can keep providing the npm registry service 
>> in a long-term sustainable way, and it has to be done very carefully so that 
>> we don't damage what we've all built together.
>>
>>  npm is what I'm most passionate about, and I am now in a position to give 
>> it my full attention.  I've done more than I could have hoped to accomplish 
>> in running Node core, and it's well past time to hand the control of the 
>> project off to its next gatekeeper.
>>
>>  TJ is exactly the leader who can help us take Node.js to 1.0 and beyond.  
>> He brings professionalism, rigor, and a continued focus on inclusive 
>> community values and culture.  In the coming days, TJ will spell out his 
>> plans in greater detail.  I look forward to the places that Node will go 
>> with his guidance.
>>
>>  Please join me in welcoming him to this new role :)
>
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