RE: https://mastodon.social/@Corax42/117207570116265813
The under-rated part of all of this is that .. they all likely know or know of each other. They likely travel in the same groups, chat in the same signal/telegraph/whatsapp threads, go to the same parties, etc.
A lot of people in that donation / sponsorship list are long term technology / startup folks. They cross breed their beliefs and their money frequently.
(which is why it's hard for OTHER OSS projects to get similar notice - we don't travel in those groups.)