First of all, I do donate to multiple projects monthly.
Secondly, why should I (a tech enthusiast) foot the bill for software that benefits all of society?
Thirdly, an organization like NLNet is much more equipped to determine value to the European Union of funding an open source project, than a random European tech enthusiast is.
Lastly, it's pretty amazing what NLNet does with its VERY limited funding. NGI Zero Core, for example, is $11 million euro over 3 years. With that they fund a huge number of open source projects.
First of all, I do donate to multiple projects monthly.
Secondly, why should I (a tech enthusiast) foot the bill for software that benefits all of society?
Thirdly, an organization like NLNet is much more equipped to determine value to the European Union of funding an open source project, than a random European tech enthusiast is.
Lastly, it's pretty amazing what NLNet does with its VERY limited funding. NGI Zero Core, for example, is $11 million euro over 3 years. With that they fund a huge number of open source projects.
https://doi.org/10.3030/101092990