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doc: state that removing npm is a non-goal #51951

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As TypeScript usage continues to grow and gains more prominence in the
ecosystem, enhancing its support is essential for delivering an improved
developer experience for newcomers and experienced users alike.

## Non-goals
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The following are not considered technical priorities for the project:

* **Unbundling `npm`**. When `npm` was included in the Node.js distribution, it
was the only JavaScript package manager available, and it was provided as a
way to help developers easily install other JavaScript software. `npm` is also
the reference implementation for the npm registry, which is the de facto
primary source for most JavaScript software. Today, `npm` is one of many
high-quality options. However, the potential removal of `npm` would be a very
disruptive breaking change, even as a semver-major change, and therefore it is
not a goal of the Node.js project to work toward such a goal. The `npm`
library included with the Node.js distribution can be freely used as a
dependency of other parts of the Node.js distribution.
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