Also, they could focus entirely on their own vision for the project instead of being totally reliant on delivering for the marketplace. They had "slack" (in th

Also, they could focus entirely on their own vision for the project instead of being totally reliant on delivering for the marketplace. They had "slack" (in the slack/moloch sense) to try out weird ideas that may not have been possible if they were relying on sales revenue instead of donations to stay afloat.