2026-03-19 16:07 UTC
OpenAI acquiring Astral is sending shockwaves through the Python and AI programming communities.
I believe it opens up a 4th way to solve a historic problem: how to fund open source.
https://wsvincent.com/openai-acquiring-astral/
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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.