Hey people,
For about a year now, a colleague of mine and I have been negotiating with our current employer about the conditions for starting a spin-off company. As of yesterday it finally looks like it's really going to happen; basically all we need now is to have the contracts typed out and signed. I'm very excited about this, but consequently I won't have as much time to spend on improving Inkscape as I used to. I'm not too excited about that part :-(. This is also why I cannot commit to being a GSoC mentor this year.
However, I won't quit completely and will still be around. Besides, chances still are that we won't be able to raise enough capital to get our start-up company really flying, in which case I might pick up my Inkscape work again before the end of the year. We'll see.
Regards,
Diederik