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Vincent Tourraine, known for his work on the geomys project, joins Masayuki Ono, a contributor to LicensePlist, and Pavel Sharanda, the developer of the Easing package. They delve into the challenges of sustainable funding for open-source software, emphasizing the lack of enforcement for licenses. The discussion also highlights the intriguing potential of Swift Homomorphic Encryption for enhanced data privacy and explores innovative Swift Package Manager features aimed at simplifying package installations.
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- The latest testing results for Swift 6 indicate a positive trend with fewer data race errors among packages, encouraging further developer engagement.
- The podcast underscores the need for sustainable funding mechanisms for open-source projects to support developers facing burnout while maintaining critical infrastructure.
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Impact of New Testing on Package Index
A new testing run for Ready for Swift 6 using Xcode 16 beta 4 has shown a gradual decrease in data race errors among packages. The number of packages confirmed to have zero data race errors is increasing, reflecting a positive trend in the testing results. There is an anticipation that the actual release of Xcode 16 will significantly boost adoption and activity as developers look to address real-world problems. This increased engagement is expected to further lower error counts as more developers participate following the stable release.
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