From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from atuin.qyliss.net (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by atuin.qyliss.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7993E9672; Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:09:21 +0000 (UTC) Received: by atuin.qyliss.net (Postfix, from userid 993) id 104CC965F; Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:09:18 +0000 (UTC) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.1 (2024-03-26) on atuin.qyliss.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.8 required=3.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,DMARC_MISSING,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,SPF_HELO_PASS autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.1 Received: from fout-b8-smtp.messagingengine.com (fout-b8-smtp.messagingengine.com [202.12.124.151]) by atuin.qyliss.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 19722965D for ; Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:09:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: from phl-compute-12.internal (phl-compute-12.internal [10.202.2.52]) by mailfout.stl.internal (Postfix) with ESMTP id C93361D0012E for ; Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:09:13 -0400 (EDT) Received: from phl-frontend-04 ([10.202.2.163]) by phl-compute-12.internal (MEProxy); Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:09:13 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=alyssa.is; h=cc :content-type:content-type:date:date:from:from:in-reply-to :message-id:mime-version:reply-to:subject:subject:to:to; s=fm2; t=1787933353; x=1788019753; bh=OsEfY3NcxHS3Xjff12yORE4V6HRiF4An HUxMWQhJFac=; b=M+Hjq9JZZEaHuykr/br/oSh0H647JXOH7gR/9IL+HAQgaqYl 5XUiqdEUJoKUaPXFZ0ejpgdU410dMhvmGaZZoQ/psp/yfSKqhrCrm2Hi8jwObPpV KiJTdDDHYQleOXmGK2fLjeiz+dqfllE8tUafa16tnzyKia9lyN9pdiyAVoKaJAL5 5N3ge/rKroZWHL7QlFigMoeLABrg1oPObigaqEx25jbQWPQYb6gFUwEvJy93d6tJ p7oif6PkoN+hgAGyPb7Mk+mObshKcLp5l8HmR35k0wC2eV3pSYyo57cXzF3WqwNn N5szk5H/FSO8o5oCAVZT+UL+Es68hkoJWfs7dg== DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d= messagingengine.com; h=cc:content-type:content-type:date:date :feedback-id:feedback-id:from:from:in-reply-to:message-id :mime-version:reply-to:subject:subject:to:to:x-me-proxy :x-me-sender:x-me-sender:x-sasl-enc; s=fm3; t=1787933353; x= 1788019753; bh=OsEfY3NcxHS3Xjff12yORE4V6HRiF4AnHUxMWQhJFac=; b=b xBeRT+snDF2Vu1hoLr6p5DG+GjFwoecu1gWKVaR38z+SdcIEwtL4kuh3CVmNvMx5 XUaLfBmNAO5l6jOzNO0wV+yyGBInkHWyzvdbo5XpL0cAqe6OdZLU5G6v5vRqxvqj 7E2TSZyCcWkYujboDaTzI981fMhQtqGUPod8lpRNpKYVVhWmQUKdRNs12b3GC6oh zvallPbWJBnr7A7vCSq1C2LCBMrWHqbV74Poqn/ZYygFvoFsnjQ6AmzwkhTNa8eF IYbKfaCePFv78DS9UreJ1aGgC3eMt9CvhiOfJ0pz7cJisbVM737qw0LOPNQdc07s ou6II8mDOw+zR9tRXL07g== X-ME-Sender: X-ME-Received: X-ME-Proxy-Cause: dmFkZTFywri8VAA1aK/gEvMKhAIGLzCRBrw8VB6/0dOvbsooKQh94SLshbeJH3a4ruRcgZ U/62um/jBiIAHDoFY4V0KABCVwYB30ts1r89hkOf3wI/9fYPxWpPF3PRRXPp7MnI9ewx91 /U/OEEuYWuSVVwGnmDJhRjtt0Kx3KuAE9jVaASuV+fLKTJjFqFdUiKz5F8Ipqu74ceBXtE 5AKBqaMcxamY3Y5oIBCQWDgJPh2HnYGec4f0bu2iM0dz2kT5pDedczjjV0kdl43Ycu9oXa AaVzouPBoeN48fQjE6f3YTnYCCO7v3plvM69dBYmDFP4zonusxqL4oseCJLjRrvRe8ZDk9 lxHiYiagZXNwnw1jOOEl6sHHutHJSFZEyjIiRSxQ2nTrZYaElKQFfYxDTzp5+Y0NJupbYr Key4vdnXP4aUMBA7aiSGkey+vcfTEFZAxcXIjwp6l5iyOS6cyMJxrA4U3TsN8AxjVES05V bYT4m7of39HkjbHbVfIWDEqGBSnkhIERnb6/w9qD5G36e5zD0+7Wz3CWQqfDjigD6LACvK BJaMhouk+HKUhuSm8aO4df3axzwA7DLKmUMmHBOcrzu2dquIYhIL+qcsa8+CYTmdE7r+ZO kN/qEoDggXlK3pkjzs9ejOVuvmIUMsultq0Ie/1A8H3HeNBBODXJP0cFpuiA X-ME-Proxy: Feedback-ID: i12284293:Fastmail Received: by mail.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTPA for ; Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:09:13 -0400 (EDT) Received: by fw12.qyliss.net (Postfix, from userid 1000) id E5141C8D47BF; Fri, 28 Aug 2026 18:09:10 +0200 (CEST) From: Alyssa Ross To: discuss@spectrum-os.org Subject: Taking a break Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2026 18:09:06 +0200 Message-ID: <871pbiqlb1.fsf@alyssa.is> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="=-=-="; micalg=pgp-sha512; protocol="application/pgp-signature" Message-ID-Hash: N3SRS6KBFDSJ6MDT62WNBI4T6N5LK5S6 X-Message-ID-Hash: N3SRS6KBFDSJ6MDT62WNBI4T6N5LK5S6 X-MailFrom: hi@alyssa.is X-Mailman-Rule-Misses: dmarc-mitigation; no-senders; approved; loop; banned-address; header-match-discuss.spectrum-os.org-0; header-match-discuss.spectrum-os.org-1; header-match-discuss.spectrum-os.org-2; header-match-discuss.spectrum-os.org-3; header-match-discuss.spectrum-os.org-4; emergency; member-moderation; nonmember-moderation; administrivia; implicit-dest; max-recipients; max-size; news-moderation; no-subject; digests; suspicious-header X-Mailman-Version: 3.3.10 Precedence: list List-Id: General high-level discussion about Spectrum Archived-At: List-Archive: List-Help: List-Owner: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: --=-=-= Content-Type: text/plain Everybody who's even slightly paying attention will notice progress has not been fast recently. The overhead from project management, funding, etc. has been getting to me for a while, and that's made it very difficult for me to find the motivation and energy to make progress on my own work. This is no good, so I have accepted that I am burnt out and need some recovery time. I will therefore be taking a break from Spectrum starting from next week, for at least a month, maybe two. During that time I hope to recover, but I also have another hope. Computer security is going through some turbulent times right now, and I hope that distance from day-to-day work will give me space to think about Spectrum's place in this new world we find ourselves in, where the cost of finding and exploiting vulnerabilities is tending towards free. I've tried to leave things in as good a state as possible, so that progress can keep being made in my absence. Of course, anybody who is involved in funded Spectrum work and needs my attention during my break to keep that going should feel free to contact me as required. Thanks everyone for your ongoing support, and I look forward to reporting back in a month or two with a clearer mind. --=-=-= Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iHUEARYKAB0WIQQGoGac7QfI+H5ZtFCZddwkt31pFQUCapGyogAKCRCZddwkt31p FVnTAP9apEZtszouKTqQ6NqKnHhj8zBq91tdEIPMFx2a+g3CsAD9HapFy8bfsU/J wAJbmhulWVfBSGAJvdIbx/1BGJBRggQ= =ctMc -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-=-=--