Instead, people here are rightly cynical. I do not want another private company managing something as fundamental as a package registry.

I want them to answer my question about how they are actually going to fund themselves. Especially with the dubious decision to pay for office space in San Francisco.

I'd fund it through VC investment. It's a market/mind share play aka hosting a community.

1) How are you going to earn a profit? Like what is your revenue stream going to be, etc? Not funding.

2) Why do you need an office in downtown San Francisco? Why not work remotely?