Patreon is a better fit -- subscription funds from satisfied users. Unfortunately, most users don&#x27;t pay their own bills, their administrators do. And administrators don&#x27;t pay for free software -- classic free rider problem. (That&#x27;s why the grant applications are so important)<p>Over a million dollars to fund math software? Maybe, but not the demographic&#x2F;popularity mix I would expect to see at KS. KS is for initial funding of a product that will be profitable at steady state. SMC is already launched, but needs more steady-state funding.