@simon ...and that's the problem with most open-source: they target other developers, just like I target other mappers, and that's not a very visible or paying audience. You do pip install, not buy a library. You download every door, not pay for a privilege of improving OSM.
When OSMF sees something the general public can benefit from, they pay. E.g. Jochen's work on the data model. I suggested different API and data model improvements that benefit _mappers_ in 2019, but that's long forgotten.
@simon And if you think that's a popularity or visibility problem, ask Tobias how much he earns from StreetComplete. Which is a product seven times more popular than ED and is the second most popular editor, between iD and JOSM.
I'm willing as much to advocate for him to get on a payroll for his work as for myself. He absolutely deserves it.