[bnajdecki]

Is there any reason that this browser compatible protocol is just not a part of gRPC-Web? It would be much better to maintain community project than building new branded project.

How strongly connect relies on gRPC? Because it sounds like it’s easy to lock in to buf’s ecosystem.

[akshayshah]

In theory, there's no reason that grpc-web couldn't support a new protocol. That would be complicated, though; Envoy would also need to support it, and the gRPC team has already designed a protocol that they presumably like.

Connect supports gRPC fully, so you shouldn't ever be locked in - you can always migrate systems to `grpc-go`, one piece at a time. We intend all the Connect projects to be community projects - we're happy to accept contributions, design proposals, and anything else. At the same time, we're committing our resources to keeping these projects well-maintained.