The Current Situation

I have bad news, and good news relating to the IllumarineOS project.

Bad news: I lost over $10,000 in hardware, lost a few accounts due to my password manager being locally hosted (Mastodon and BlueSky), and my main development PC all are just gone. This means I won't be able to develop anything for a while. 

The GOOD news: We are in talks with a possible angel donor who might help us get back up on our feet, and maybe even stronger with a computer that can actually handle the development of Illumarine. I won't announce who or how much until a) it has happened, and b) they give me permission to do so. I will not know until tomorrow afternoon Denver time zone if the donation goes through. Even then if it hits the bank account I am using, I don't know how long it'll take for a new development PC to come in.

If this angel donor comes through and we actually get the money, we will be launching back up the project AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. This time, with thought behind it.

We are an Illumos project, not a Solaris clone. We want to stand on our own merit, and support people with the best technologies. I will be working on sending emails and getting things worked out for the long-term project. Give us time, we are trying to get things up and running.

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