The one problem with accepting outside funding is that we stop building it how we see fit, and start building what others want us to build, which is not the same thing at all. Features start getting adopted that are specific to a single use/single installation, rather than a broader use (and I'm aware that this has happened already)
Right now we build what we want to build and that's ultimately the bottom line - people can make suggestions and whatnot, and we're not under any obligation to accept them, but we will if we can see the benefit of it. But the minute money gets involved, it changes that dynamic, and I'd hate to compromise what we have for the benefit of the few at the expense of the majority. I'm just very wary about it.
Right now we build what we want to build and that's ultimately the bottom line - people can make suggestions and whatnot, and we're not under any obligation to accept them, but we will if we can see the benefit of it. But the minute money gets involved, it changes that dynamic, and I'd hate to compromise what we have for the benefit of the few at the expense of the majority. I'm just very wary about it.