D2 Is Non-Profit
The D2 diagramming tool is transitioning from a for-profit model to a non-profit project sponsored by Hack Club. The creator plans to maintain the project with a new focus on AI-assisted development to accelerate feature delivery.
Why it matters
This shift highlights the growing trend of open-source projects leveraging AI to overcome resource constraints and maintain sustainability after commercial backing ends.
Hello, I'm happy to share the news that D2 is now fiscally sponsored by Hack Club !
The project was born and thus far developed as an open-core arm of a for-profit company. The development of open-source D2 was funded by the closed-source IDE (D2 Studio) and proprietary layout algorithm (TALA). The company is shutting down, and D2 will continue as an independent, completely open-source, non-profit project through Hack Club.
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