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I don't plan on engaging in a running commentary on the merit or degree of success of the project going forward. I'll leave that to others.
My commitment to the project has never waned, however the harsh reality is that what we did cost money. Resources used included distributed cloud server time for detection and verification systems, legal costs, back end systems, international couriers for paper based evidence, technical services such as programming and scripting of tools, conference call facilities, travel and accommodation for meetings, video conferencing, lease on office space and so on.
Without ongoing financial support it's impossible for any one person to mount an operation as extensive as the one we were running. As it is we ran on the bare necessities to get the job done and not one single participant in the project (other than professional service providers) was paid. All the collaboration was done by volunteers including myself.
We had been in discussions to keep the project funded, however it became clear by September 30 that there was no guarantee of ongoing funding. Given the fact that we ran out of money at the end of September and without a commitment by any sponsor for ongoing funding, the project just has to shut down.
I hope that helps put the reasons for the closure in perspective.
Unless a sponsor steps forward the project will close according to the timetable previously posted. In the absence of such an occurrence I don't have anything else to add to the thread.
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