[maximente]

right on - now take this to some DARPA PMs, convince them of the national security risk inherent in closed hardware that almost always comes from abroad and is for all sorts of military/infrastructure things. if they end up making a program, you'll have a fairly solid if not bureaucratic funding to bootstrap your puri.sm analog.

[analognoise]

I would pay money to watch some naive FOSS enthusiast trying to pitch to a DARPA PM about technology.

[officialchicken]

After watching this[0], please feel free to make a donation to any FOSS organization of your choosing such as the Open Source Initiative[1]. You can learn more at the DARPA Open Government website[2].

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UF56umERjs&list=PL6wMum5UsY...

[1] https://opensource.org/

[2] https://open.defense.gov/Initiatives/DARPA-Open-Catalog/

[analognoise]

Woosh!

...the FOSS enthusiast would have to be naive to think DARPA wasn't aware of FOSS and had FOSS efforts. But more importantly -

People in defense track everything - down to the wafer. Going "have you tried FOSS, you could verify everything!" To someone in an industry where we...already verify everything...would be hilarious.

[jka]

A naive FOSS enthusiast would probably make their ideas available freely and openly. There's nothing preventing you from getting your wish as well, though.