Post #1673873
2026-03-19 16:19 UTC
@wsvincent I think your main points are reasonable, but this acquisition was frustrating to me because I really liked the pyx approach.
Astral building a high-quality private package index has a much higher potential to align with maintaining a high-quality open source package management tool.
Astral being acquired by an AI company that has repeatedly acted with disregard for its negative impacts on society makes me expect AI bloat in uv.
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@wsvincent@fosstodon.org 2026-03-19 16:20
@ehmatthes Or premium and future tools only being for OpenAI and companies. I share your caution. It's not just an acquihire.
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@webology@mastodon.social 2026-03-19 16:39
@ehmatthes @wsvincent I hope this gets the PSF / PyPI to finally move on to the "high-quality private package index." They barely dipped their toes in the water then made no forward movement on private orgs and private hosted options. These are proven and reasonably successful/straightforward business models that even a non-profit can manage. The rest will sort out, but I don't see a world where OpenAI charges for UV.