Comment by hu3
1 day ago
> shadcn is built on top of Tailwind. If Tailwind dies, so does shadcn.
They can fork tailwind into openwind and keep using the stable version for a looong time with minor fixes.
And that would probably benefit shadcn somewhat since they would have more control.
And how would you adjust Shadcn salaries to account for this additional work? Do we expect open source labour to be subsidised by maintainers while the rest of us find work at FAANG?
How much work are we talking?
It would be in their best interest to keep "openwind" stable since changes to the CSS lib would require extra work in their component.
Different incentives.
Enough for multiple full time jobs. They've laid off staff who handled tasks they can no longer afford to pay for.
Is keeping both stable in their best interest or yours?
The set of options includes choosing to not keep anything stable. They can abandon both and go do other things. If the market wants them to keep x alive, it can offer a premium.
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