Who Really Governs React Now? React Foundation Explained

For the first few years, Meta will retain a majority voting stake in governance and technical guidance to provide continuity. Webster said the foundation is still working out how to collaborate across companies and will learn from the Linux Foundation’s experience.

Webster said founding members were selected for their long-term contributions to React, including engineering work as well as financial support. He highlighted Callstack and Software Mansion for building foundational React Native libraries and sharing useful tools with the community.

Webster said smaller companies contribute libraries that make React Native more usable, while larger companies can test ideas at scale. He gave the example that large-scale use can reveal an edge case in six hours that might take a typical company two or three years to encounter.

Webster said he sees React and React Native as one project spanning the web, Android, iOS, and other devices. He emphasized the developer experience and the goal of helping more people build applications across platforms, rather than focusing on the underlying runtime or architecture.

Webster said the Linux Foundation helped develop the plan for the React Foundation and brings experience stewarding open-source projects. He expects its processes and expertise to support React’s stability and continued development, while Meta remains a steward.