So, in the background, the owners of the PBC have been working with staff to get the site moved over to a new legal entity and continue operations. This process is moving slowly, but it is moving, with the expectation that we should be able to fully hand off SN in the next month or so. However, the PBC has burned through its cash reserves, and we have an overdue Linode bill as is for $268 USD. I could write more, but the tl;dr, without money, SN will disappear off the Internet.
Most of the subscriptions understandably stopped due to the uncertainty with site ownership and management. However, we're not able to pay the bills with the trickle coming in. At this point, everyone involved has agreed with and are working towards a solution to move SN to a not-for-profit and 501(c)3, but we do need the communities financial support to get there. If we can raise $500 USD via subscriptions, direct donations, or other means, that would keep the site up past May. As such, if you have let your subscription lapse, or otherwise are able to support SN, please do so now.
Any funds raises will be donated to the *new* NFP as soon as it is able to accept funds. We'll run an update if/when we reach our funding goal.
- NCommander
(Score: 4, Insightful) by janrinok on Wednesday March 06 2024, @03:42PM (1 child)
There is no obligation for you to subscribe at all. We recognise that people have different circumstances and whether you subscribe or not has no bearing on how you are viewed on this site. Your contribution to discussions has been considerable and that is all that we hope to see from many in our community. Nevertheless, for those whose circumstances are different we appreciate any help they may be able to give to keep the lights on and the stories flowing.
There is never a need to apologise for not being able to subscribe.
I am not interested in knowing who people are or where they live. My interest starts and stops at our servers.
(Score: 1) by pTamok on Wednesday March 06 2024, @04:41PM
Thank you for your kind words, janrinok.