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Facebook is one of the sponsors of the Python Software Foundation too. https://www.python.org/psf/sponsorship/sponsors/ https://www.python.org/psf/sponsorship/s

• benatkin 5y ago
  Somehow they've managed to stay out of the news, while Rust has been endorsing BigCo's regularly for a while now...
  • cortesoft 5y ago
    What does it mean for Rust to be endorsing BigCos?
    • dangerbird2 5y ago
      Not much other than reflecting the reality that BigCos are using rust in production, and as a result, have a vested interest in the project's governance. This is true for pretty much every popular language of software with an open governance model.
    • DyslexicAtheist 5y ago
      It means any Rust dev will be even less likely to open their mouth when Facebook does some horrible shit than what they already are.
  • lacker 5y ago
    The Rust Foundation is really new, it just started in February. That's probably why you've been hearing a lot of news about corporate Rust sponsorships recently, or if not "a lot" then more than you've heard about, say, corporate Python sponsorships.
  • pdpi 5y ago
    It’s more the other way around — big cos are endorsing Rust and joining the nascent foundation. It’s perfectly reasonable for a three month old foundation for a popular new language to be in the news quite a bit, and for its sponsors to enjoy the attention that goes with it