[km3k]

There was an "Arch Bounty" system for funding things like this. It died with only one donation. It wasn't well promoted, but it did exist and was mentioned on the Arch Linux website in various places. Info is available from an Arch Linux developer at http://archlinux.me/dusty/2010/01/22/death-of-arch-bounty/

Notice the dates. The "Arch Bounty" system was born and died while people complained. People who were complaining about this could have asked for a bounty for this feature and paid for it, but they didn't.