After we talked a bit about enterprise apps on the Laravel Podcast the other day , a few folks in the Laravel community have been talking about what makes a tool enterprise-ready.
I have a lot of thoughts about support plans, SLAs, and other such features of "enterprise-readiness", but I'll save those for a later date. Today, let's talk about the easiest-to-dismiss concern: What happens if Taylor disappears suddenly?
This question brings up the point that, unlike a framework backed by a company, a framework backed by an individual relies on that individual's desire and ability to keep the project running. What happens if Taylor decides he wants to retire and be a goat farmer?
I'd like to share a few points in response to this concern.

Note: I also recorded a Five-Minute Geek Show about this back in 2015.

There is a plan
Most simply, I think the majority of people with this concern have never stopped to just look whether this has been considered. It has. For a long time.
Taylor even shared his answer on Reddit…