> when I criticize FPGA’s embarrassingly small amount of freedom. It takes a critical mass of knowledgeable people who don't necessarily want to be compensated

> when I criticize FPGA’s embarrassingly small amount of freedom. It takes a critical mass of knowledgeable people who don't necessarily want to be compensated monetarily for their efforts for this to happen (think early GCC and Linux teams). It took a few decades of largely unpaid effort before GCC and Linux convincingly took over as the leading compiler and OS respectively and people started being paid to work on them. To achieve the end you have in mind, you will need to start building that community