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Re:Astral to Join OpenAI by aanet on Thursday March 19, 2026 @05:18PM (#47446286)
Uff. Reading all the comments made my head hurt.

I love(d) `uv`. I think it's one of the best tools around for Python ecosystem... Therefore the pit in my tummy when I read this.

Yes, congrats to the team and all that.

I'm more worried about the long term impact on the ecosystem, as are almost everybody who dropped a comment here.

My own thoughts echo somewhat what @SimonW wrote here [1]

[1] https://simonwillison.net/2026/Mar/19/openai-acquiring-astra...

However, a forking strategy is may (or may not) be the best for `uv`.

Could we count on the Astral team to keep uv in a separate foundation?

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Re:Astral to Join OpenAI by jimbob74 on Friday March 20, 2026 @02:40AM (#47451248)
Yeah - that would be a good move. It’s one thing to say something in a press release, it’s another to setup an ownership structure then ensures the tools aren’t dependent on Open.ais continuing goodwill.
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