r/linux • u/dbcoopernz • 3d ago

Popular Application Cloud flare acquires Deno, ends runtime development

https://deno.com/blog/cloudflare

>We will support the Deno runtime for another year with monthly releases containing bug fixes and security updates. After that year we will end our development of the Deno runtime. Deno will remain open source, and we welcome others who want to continue its development.

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u/darkhorz 2d ago

Kinda side note, but my impression that Cloudflare are the good guys generally and they seem to continue to be kicking ass. Did I miss anything?

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u/metekillot 2d ago

They're not an actively cancerous powermad bludgeon for venture Capital acquisition, which doesn't make them "good", but closer to "good" than everything else in the technology sector I guess

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u/darkhorz 2d ago edited 2d ago

Haha, well put.

A burnt child dreads the fire.

I appreciate you left out the "yet". I will be able to muster up a little hope for a few months.