You are not alone there, but it is not a big field of donators. The foundation will be trying that, but competent developers are expensive, that's why we were exploring different ideas.
Yeah but I think the power of the idea behind Darkcoin is so powerful that some brainpower could be attracted to it nevertheless. It is not cheap (for me and for many others) to support the idea with hard earned cash, and live with scorn of friends and family, given the investment's current (huge) loss.
But I don't care. I buy more with every single penny I can afford - at this juncture more as a statement than as an investment.
So, I think all this was a very good exercise. If the Foundation is going to be 501(c)(3) charity, some big investor might have an incentive to donate for a developer or two, no? There are many ways to attract good people...