We have all the challenges of any idealistic FLO project plus creating a new type of product (not just a FLO version of existing concepts) plus the challenges of building a co-op/movement/community plus delving into financial and legal issues…

It's been five years, have we got the road cleared by now? When will Snowdrift.coop finally launch? Is the project still active? I want this to happen! Let me pledge and give you money!… I've heard these types of questions for a while now. I've usually answered like this:

Hi, my name is William Hale, but feel free to call me Salt. At the beginning of this year, I accepted the role of Community Director for Snowdrift.coop. I am a FLOSS advocate who has gone all-in to make Snowdrift.coop a reality.

We are now a formal affiliate member of the Open Source Initiative, and are also getting support for our prototype research and development as an OSI incubator project.