• kingthrillgore@lemmy.ml
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    3 days ago

    I have reservations about Government funding. I am reminded of how OpenBSD lost DARPA funding because Theo had the audacity to say the truth about what DARPA really does with its grant money.

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      3 days ago

      Take the money, if they shut it off, they shut it off.

      Diverse income streams makes it all more resilient

    • SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de
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      2 days ago

      as long as the project keeps it as a “nice to have” and not as a cornerstone of project financials, it should be fine