VisualD regressions are severe; what do we do about critical infrastructure?

[ryuukk_]

On Friday, 18 October 2024 at 01:06:07 UTC, Adam Wilson wrote:
> There about half-a-dozen people who work on D part-time, 
> uncompensated, on projects that are marked as critical to the 
> DPL/DLF. This does not include myself. 500k is a bare-bones 
> budget to support them.
>
> Or are you suggesting that we should all give up our day jobs 
> and work on D full-time and unpaid so that you can get your 
> free goodies faster? Meanwhile people like Razvan are left to 
> what ... starve? That seems a bit self-defeating as I've never 
> met anybody capable of writing code from a coffin. Humans need 
> to eat. Food is acquired through the use of something called 
> "money". Any donations to projects that do not produce money 
> are strictly on an "as available" basis.
>
> Was that "typical American" jab was an attempt to make me look 
> like a heartless capitalist pig? Maybe try not suggesting 
> starvation as the alternative? Not a good look mate.

Let's make it a talk for DConf 2025, there is budget for that!