Python软件基金会拒绝政府150万美元拨款后，引发社区“捐赠潮”

Core Points - The Python Software Foundation (PSF) rejected a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) due to restrictions against promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives [1][2] - The PSF board believes that such restrictions contradict the foundation's mission, leading to the decision to forgo what could have been its largest funding ever [2] - Following the announcement, the PSF received strong positive feedback from the community, resulting in a surge of donations from thousands of individual and corporate supporters [4] Financial Impact - In a matter of days, the PSF received thousands of new donations and increased its number of "supporting members" (annual fee of $99) [6] - As of last Friday, the foundation's executive director Deb Nicholson disclosed that they had received over $157,000 in donations, including 295 new supporting members [6] - Although these new donations have not yet compensated for the $1.5 million grant shortfall, the PSF emphasized the significance of the community's strong support [6] Mission and Values - The PSF reiterated its mission to "support and promote a diverse, international Python community," emphasizing the importance of maintaining its core values even at the cost of substantial funding [7]