Ideally we'd have something like quadratic funding[0] as the means of choosing where to spend that fund, so that we get optimal contributions from private funds

Ideally we'd have something like quadratic funding[0] as the means of choosing where to spend that fund, so that we get optimal contributions from private funds as well. In general, software should be treated like a public resource, since the marginal cost of distribution is ~0, and restricting distribution frequently requires a lot of effort. [0]:https://vitalik.ca/general/2019/12/07/quadratic.html https://vitalik.ca/general/2019/12/07/quadratic.html