diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 99312e80..4c483e99 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,22 +1,23 @@ # ⚡️ QuickJS - A mighty JavaScript engine -Friendly [QuickJS] fork focused on reigniting the project. - ## Overview -In October 2023 [@bnoordhuis] and [@saghul] decided to fork the [QuickJS] project with -the aim of reigniting it. They reached out to the original authors ([@bellard] and [@chqrlie]) -about their intentions. +QuickJS is a small and embeddable JavaScript engine. It aims to support the latest +[ECMAScript] specification. + +This project is a _fork_ of the [original QuickJS project] by Fabrice Bellard and Charlie Gordon, after it went dormant, with the intent of reigniting its development. + +## Getting started + +Head over to the [project website] for instructions on how to get started and more +documentation. -As of December 2023 the initial goal was somewhat accomplished. [@bellard] resumed working on -the project and both parties have been pulling patches from each other since. +## Authors -As of early 2024 both projects agree the proper path forward involves merging both projects -and combining the efforts. While that may take a while, since both projects diverged in certain -areas, there is willingness to go in this direction from both sides. +[@bnoordhuis], [@saghul], and many more [contributors]. -[QuickJS]: https://bellard.org/quickjs -[@bellard]: https://github.com/bellard +[original QuickJS project]: https://bellard.org/quickjs [@bnoordhuis]: https://github.com/bnoordhuis -[@chqrlie]: https://github.com/chqrlie [@saghul]: https://github.com/saghul +[contributors]: https://github.com/quickjs-ng/quickjs/graphs/contributors +[project website]: https://quickjs-ng.github.io/quickjs/