I don't think David's grief is with software projects receiving institutional support, his issue is with software projects putting their hands out for money wit

I don't think David's grief is with software projects receiving institutional support, his issue is with software projects putting their hands out for money with the promise of something materializing. Most often the driving force behind a "successful" open source project is the sheer good will and motivation of creating something that solves people's problems. The examples you've given (Linux, Nginx) are proof of this. I can't help but wonder if this blog post would have been received better had it been written by someone not as wealthy as David.