Greetings Sterlingcoiners,
First and foremost; I hope everyone is as well as can be expected during these odd, even tragic, times of Covid-19. I hope everyone is able to obtain the supplies they need during all the various lockdowns of our various community members. My deepest condolences to those whom might have already had someone taken by this pandemic, as have I.
Secondly; sorry for the absence of posts here. There has been some small banter on
telegram and
discord. Please join there for more community chatter and welcome company.
Thirdly; sorry to report, "no news" has not equated to "good news" in regards to the new SLG 2.0 codebase. The previously mentioned and hoped for "winter focus" was replaced by the need for "day job" almost 2 months ago. Family illnesses have been a great financial strain lately. The position was too good to pass, all things considered... It is in a building myself, so no covid-19 exposure, and I'm allowed to work despite the lockdown in my state. It is a sales and support role form essential construction's supply needs. What's beautiful about the agreement is I'm allow to work on whatever I wish, less the rare customer interaction of phone or email. So, basically, I am being paid to have use of the owner's office and building. He is very much in support of "my coin stuff" and the position being an incubator with fast Internet and a technology budget.
Fourthly; because of the lack of progress with SLG 2.0, I suggest we have a new release of the current codebase, presumably version 1.7. Requirement being openSSL v1.1 compatibility, so as to build on current-release Linux distributions such as Ubuntu, et al. Perhaps some other enchantments. I think this can help maintain our foothold in crypto and buy the needed time for SLG 2.0, whilst supporting easier adoption in the present. ETA SLG 1.7 Q2 2020
That is all Sterlingcoiners. For now.
Stay strong. Stay healthy. Stay Safe. Stay staking your Sterlingcoin and thanks to those who do!