I really understand most people here work in the code and documentation as a hobby, and get great happiness when things work and can be shared with the community,obviously put a money in the middle convert a hobby in stress, frustration, regrets, claims, etc. and no body want these factors in its life.
In the other hand most people here is agree jerk control will take LinuxCNC to the next level, but this is a complex thing to achieve.I think this should be a project that need resources maybe many of you are familiar with KICAD a PCB software, somehow the get resources to make huge improvements in the software,they hire programmers dedicated to creating specific features and fix specific issues.
I think cofounding is a good idea, but get the money would be the easy part, then we need to create a project, clearly define what do we want,hire the programmer or programmers, and continuously monitor the progress and effectiveness of the work.I really don’t know any programmer that can have experience on this specific field.Bottom line, I agree to donate and support in case of the community want to go this way