I'm a big fan of npm but there are unanswered questions here.
1. Why $200,000? Can we get a rough budget so we can understand how it will be used and how long it will last?
2. We should all be thankful for the time and resources Nodejitsu/Joyant/IrisCouch puts into node and npm. That said, wouldn't the projects be better off separated from these businesses with their own funding? If we were donating money to the projects instead of a for profit corp we would have more certainty of how and when the money will be used. "Donating" to Nodejitsu just adds to their bottom line and in reality could be used however they want. If something happens to the business we have no guarantees the money would continue to be used for npm.
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I'm a big fan of npm but there are unanswered questions here.
1. Why $200,000? Can we get a rough budget so we can understand how it will be used and how long it will last?
2. We should all be thankful for the time and resources Nodejitsu/Joyant/IrisCouch puts into node and npm. That said, wouldn't the projects be better off separated from these businesses with their own funding? If we were donating money to the projects instead of a for profit corp we would have more certainty of how and when the money will be used. "Donating" to Nodejitsu just adds to their bottom line and in reality could be used however they want. If something happens to the business we have no guarantees the money would continue to be used for npm.