Yes but the issue is that Vercel has all the core Svelte maintainers on their payroll too. My Q is why would we expect Vercel to not interject as well? I mean we have evidence they did this in one community library, why not another? That is the risk.
> Svelte has a pretty prominent BDFL, having to corrupt him first might be enough.
I don't know him personally, but the power dynamics is clear: one person vs a corporation is often just one attractive offer away from significant changes