Why is it a war crime on here to suggest the governments, which want to aid the public interest, and have the capability in funding to keep these bedrock IT projects in good health fund them?

It's literally part of their national security. Open source operating systems are key to cyber security in addition to just plain old functioning of the military as well as the civilian government.

”Now, that, I got me some Seagram's gin, Everybody got they cups, but they ain't chipped in”—Snoop