Cloudflare is shutting down Deno after acquiring the project, prompting concerns that the acquisition was not to preserve but dismantle open source software. This development highlights broader issues around corporate acquisition of open source teams and their subsequent abandonment.
Background
Cloudflare acquired Deno, a popular JavaScript/TypeScript runtime, in 2024. Recent reports indicate Cloudflare plans to shut down Deno, raising alarms in the open source community about the fate of acquired projects.
- Source
- Lobsters
- Published
- Oct 10, 2026 at 05:20 AM
- Score
- 7.0 / 10