[luthaf]

> there is starting to be funding for software maintenance

Any reference concerning this point? I am interested!

[sseagull]

Here is a starting point for one big movement in my field:

https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?org=NSF&cntn_id=18934...

It's not quite "maintenance", but is definitely a step away from just writing software to get an answer and then abandoning it.

Also, anecdotally, a there is movement towards more open-source software. Slowly but surely, things are moving in the right direction.