Post #780418
2026-03-19 16:07 UTC
Replies (3)
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@techtrav@fosstodon.org 2026-03-19 16:17
@wsvincent I have no idea how to feel about this. wow. something tells me it can't be good. I was just starting to like uv. at least is wasn't Atlassian!
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@ehmatthes@fosstodon.org 2026-03-19 16:19
@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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@cstross@wandering.shop 2026-03-19 18:55
@wsvincent What happens to Astral when—not if—the LLM market bubble pops and OpenAI goes bust? (My guess: within 12 months, possibly a lot sooner. The Gulf crisis is going to crash semiconductor manufacturing in Taiwan and SK by choking off the supply of He for fab lines, never mind the LNG strikes. At which point, no new Nvidia NPUs.)