The uv build back end is now stable

I was looking for Astral’s future plans to make money. Simonw already answered in another post [1] tldr - keep tooling open and free forever, build enterprise services (like a private package registry) on top.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44358482

Good thing to highlight. I'm not sure I'd bet on the game plan, but uv is an incredibly useful tool which I also wouldn't have bet on. Hopefully Simonw is right, and Astral can maintain as is.

the fact that there are 3 "hopefullys" in the paragraph that explains the strategy doesnt inspire much confidence.

I dont think there is enough money in package registries to pay for all of the VC investment in astral.

Well, that's basically the core of Anaconda, and it's working for them.

That said, I've checked Anaconda's site, and while it used to be "Anaconda [Python] Commercial Distribution", "On-Prem repositories", "Cloud notebooks and training"... during the last year they've changed their product name to "Anaconda AI Platform", and all it's about "The operating system for AI", "Tools for the Complete AI Lifecycle". Eeeeh, no thanks.

not sure i hold out much long term hope for them either. both of these companies can eventually make money in a way that isnt shady - just not enough money to satisfy their VCs.