GNOME just got a €1M investment from
@sovtechfund https://omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/11/gnome-sovereign-tech-fund
@omgubuntu Is this enough for a proper system tray implementation?
@omgubuntu @sovtechfund Now spend that money on integrating Dash-to-dock into the system so it doesn't brake on updates which made switch to KDE because of that and live happily ever after ^__^
@omgubuntu @sovtechfund one million. Wow.
@omgubuntu @sovtechfund Is is actually an investment, or rather a donation? In other words, does the fund expect a return at some point?
@BartV No, this is no investment, the German fund is for the public benefit.
@BartV @omgubuntu It's not a donation, we're commissioning specific work. It's an investment in the open source technology/project, the return is improvements that are available to all.
@sovtechfund Thanks for clarifying that! I still feel the correct word choice here would have been 'grant' instead of 'investment' - it would have helped make your communication more clear.