Unique is being blunt as fuck here, but he does have a point. More big stakeholders opening their wallets would be good, even if only to show that they do give a fuck. But we've down this road before without much results, we can't force people to fund NXT even if it is in their own best interest to do so. So lets put selfish stakeholders on the list of things to ignore, for the moment.
I thought a group of big stakeholders started a fund managed by rickyjames for jl777 to use on all his projects. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think some of those donations were quite large. I think klee and pouncer (and others?) have funded other projects too (one involving CIYAM?).
Who & what need funding right now who aren't getting it, or aren't just about to get it from the three committees?
From my reading of this thread it sounds like we're still in the planning stage, and we already have funds for the three committees, plus the extra private funds for jl777 etc on the side.
Instead of criticizing the big stakeholders, why not focus on getting agreement on the final plan/direction for NXT, then organise that into a set of projects with a shopping list, then ask for stakeholder donations when they know who and what they're paying for.
I think many fat cats will contribute when the time comes, and I base that on past evidence. There's too much bad blood at the moment IMO, and we don't have a clear road map with a leadership group. Save the stakeholder bashing for if & when the leadership group's pleas for donations for specific projects are being ignored. Try and stay positive on the main task - the NXT roadmap!
