Вот готовый текст для форума — нейтрально-уверенный, с аргументами и уважением к разработчику:
FUNC fills a critical gap in Algorand’s infrastructure. Running a node used to be a task only for technically skilled users — lots of manual setup, key management, updates, and scripts. With FUNC, the entire process becomes accessible to a much wider group of participants, which directly strengthens decentralization and network resilience.
What makes this tool stand out is its practicality:
• cross-platform support (Windows, macOS, Linux)
• simple participation key management through a local dashboard
• privacy-first design — no telemetry, no data collection
• real impact, already visible in community adoption and uptime resultsThis is not a cosmetic tool but a piece of infrastructure that lowers the barrier for node participation — something the Foundation itself benefits from strategically.
As for the grant amount, 200K ALGO for a retroactive request of this scope feels entirely reasonable. The project was built and maintained over many months, before the release of NodeKit, and continues to deliver measurable value.
In my opinion, FUNC deserves full support as one of the most practically useful public-good contributions to the Algorand ecosystem.