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MModular
•Created by grandunification on 9/9/2023 in #questions
Will Mojo eventually be fully open source?
thank you, i don't mean to be a pain about this. i appreciate the response, will be checking back in. mojo is very cool
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MModular
•Created by grandunification on 9/9/2023 in #questions
Will Mojo eventually be fully open source?
"However, the key nugget I cant find from what I've come accros is where does the open sourcing process end, does it end at standard libraries, or compiler itself or some parts of it? "this is still unclear. it's not unreasonable to expect a little more clarity around what the bounds of the open sourcing will be. when i run mojo code in the future, will it be possible to execute any possible valid mojo program without having to run proprietary code? or will there be certain types of programs (e.g. those that import certain sections of the standard library, or whatever it may be) that require closed source code to operate? If i need to run closed code when I import Tensor, that severely limits the scope of the base language. and sure, the open source ecosystem can recreate a lot of missing pieces, it would just be good to have more clarity about what the bounds are expected to be, even if it's a very rough estimate. i realize making commitments this early may seem like a bad idea, but it's a legitimate concern for many
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MModular
•Created by RajivAbraham on 9/11/2023 in #questions
What parts of Mojo may not be open sourced?
i doubt modular would be shortsighted enough to keep significant portions of mojo closed source. it would limit adoption so significantly that it would basically make all the work that went into developing the language a complete waste. they could legitimately end up replacing python, which is consistently ranked among the top 3 most used languages today, if they go fully open source. if mojo remains significantly closed it'll be lucky to break the top 20. though maybe they expect to ride python's open ecosystem while they primarily cater to a niche business clientele. in any case, look forward to getting a more definitive answer from modular
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