> You ruled out everything we know/have tried, though. What is your idea?

I am not sure I understand. I ruled out only desperate random acts of charity. Surely other tried-and-tested working alternatives are well-known?

In other developed countries we do not consider starving children normal because we have a stronger and enforced minimum wage and people out of work get dependable welfare. We do not have thousands people dying from disease because they can't afford treatment, because it's handled by the government.

> fucked dry by the government

Do you expect that same government to help or what other option is there?

The question is who owns the technology we are improving. For whose financial interests does that technology work?

Open source?

Variant of charity. Or company sponsored. Also has a sustainability crisis where maintainers burn out left and right.