The Psf Has Withdrawn a $1.5m Proposal to Us Government Grant Program
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The Python Software Foundation (PSF) withdrew a $1.5M proposal to a US Government grant program, sparking discussion on the implications and potential reasons behind the decision.
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That's a statement from the PSF.
This is a personal blog post of one of its board members.
(We'll put a link to https://simonwillison.net/2025/Oct/27/psf-withdrawn-proposal... in the toptext of the other post though)
I'm not sure if it would be productive to share such information, but can't help being curious about it.