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Discussion on: The Internet is Maintained by 1 Software Developer

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ProgramCrafter

Though, I don't think that the Internet will necessarily break if nginx is no longer worked upon. For a decade it might work normally, and then new (more thought-through) standards would come, making servers simpler.

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Thomas Hansen

True, but if there's a severe bug or security flaw in it, the internet would collapse - Which I think I mentioned as a condition.

Regardless, investors will evaluate your company according to how many people work in it, while the truth is that there are no more than 2 guys working on nGinx, and only 1 is actively participating. In theory the dude could start another company, and it would be worth 670 million dollars 3 seconds after he started it ...