[jnbiche]

> There's no way to fork a package and apply a patch in 0.19 if the package contains native code.

Yeah, if for no other reason than this I would never use Elm for a production site. The entire reason for using open source for me is being in control of the code, and not having to depend on a third party for a fix if things get bad enough.

[technion]

Can someone clarify this? I've seen several references to how only a certain team can write modules using certain code.

If someone else can do it, why can't you?

[rtfeldman]

Here's the explanation: https://discourse.elm-lang.org/t/native-code-in-0-19/826