@GavinChait I understand that grant money exists, and I appreciate what NLNET does. But almost everyone I know that’s received NLNET grant money isn’t able to live off of it. And I don’t think the people who receive grant money expect to live off of it either – but it does help.
Grant money only takes you so far.
I agree with you, though, about public funds. It would be great if governments were the engine for tech development. Unfortunately, conservative governments don’t like putting tax dollars in that direction.