Comment by gautamcgoel

This is potentially problematic. It creates a conflict of interest: will the GIL proposal be accepted based on technical merits and potential benefits to the Python community overall, or just because the Python foundation wanted money? The problems that Meta faces in production are not necessarily the problems faced by every Python developer. In particular, Meta might value performance more than backwards-compatibility, while other Python users might feel differently. If Meta were to offer unconditional support, that would clearly be good for Python; attaching conditions to their support makes the situation trickier to navigate.