React Foundation Announced: Moving React and React Native to Independent Governance
Key Points
- React and React Native moving from Meta to independent React Foundation
- Seven founding corporate members including Amazon, Microsoft, and Vercel
- New technical governance structure separate from foundation governance
Summary
Meta announced plans to create the React Foundation and move React and React Native from Meta to this new independent organization. The foundation will establish vendor-neutral governance and provide dedicated resources for the React ecosystem.
Key Points
- New Foundation Structure: React Foundation will become the new home for React, React Native, and JSX with Seth Webster as executive director
- Founding Members: Amazon, Callstack, Expo, Meta, Microsoft, Software Mansion, and Vercel are the initial corporate members
- Foundation Responsibilities: Will maintain infrastructure (GitHub, CI, trademarks), organize React Conf, and provide financial support for ecosystem projects
- Independent Technical Governance: New technical governance structure separate from the foundation to ensure no single company has overrepresentation
- Community Input: Plans to gather community feedback on the technical governance structure before finalization