Open source software is doing just fine. The siren song of government intervention will not make it better.
> People working on software projects could apply for grants, which would be reviewed by a panel of peers and experts, then funded, and the impact of the software project can be reviewed.
That's the dream. The reality is that the money will get allocated according to politics and corruption. The money will come with strings attached, and a lot of extraneous bureaucratic requirements. An industry will spring up that is specialized in getting as much grant money as possible.
> People working on software projects could apply for grants, which would be reviewed by a panel of peers and experts, then funded, and the impact of the software project can be reviewed.
That's the dream. The reality is that the money will get allocated according to politics and corruption. The money will come with strings attached, and a lot of extraneous bureaucratic requirements. An industry will spring up that is specialized in getting as much grant money as possible.