Indeed donations are far, far from enough. GPS, GSM, fiber optics, Internet, touchscreens, semiconductors, satellites, most of chemistry and aviation - all wer

Indeed donations are far, far from enough. GPS, GSM, fiber optics, Internet, touchscreens, semiconductors, satellites, most of chemistry and aviation - all were researched and developed using taxpayer money. And it took billions. Now all public R&D is being destroyed and yet FLOSS fits exactly in the category. We desperately need large, global, R&D funding not some people throwing some bucks at patreon.