Comment by cosmic_quanta

Chair of the Haskell Foundation here -- funny to see this on the HN front page!

Not mentioned in the update is that the Haskell Foundation is moving towards a model that already exists within the OCaml Foundation. The HF and OF have the same challenge: a shallow pool of (relatively) large sponsors.

Of course big successful firms have more money to contribute, and we are thankful for them. This move, whereby the HF will deploy more of its financial resources on technical challenges directly, is meant to attract the other 99.9% of firms using Haskell in production. Many firms, including my own employer, have a more tit-for-tat view of sponsorship.

If you have thoughts, or would like to get involved, do not hesitate to reach out to me! E-mail in bio