Gregory's Server@liaizon honestly I think the near future of fediverse work is going to find its funding in lots of places that some people might find disconcerting, particularly given large company moves in the area. I think we just have to keep our eyes on whether the work itself is right, ethical and good for all and be open about the funding.
@liaizon but rest assured this particular tranche of work was a very simple proposal from Evan pitching for the grant based on nothing more than finding a good implementation for E2EE in activity pub. He’s one of the co-authors of the spec. And the goal is to have something at the end of the time to take to the W3C. So lots of openness and opportunities for comment and discussion. And certainly no pressure at all in any direction we’ve seen so far.