I think it shows in the community management that F# originated in a closed-source environment. For example, it is required to be a member of the F# Software Fo

I think it shows in the community management that F# originated in a closed-source environment. For example, it is required to be a member of the F# Software Foundation to get access to F# Slack. Putting such a roadblock early in the discovery of the community is a sure way to limit your growth.