First of all, yes, I'm very upset about Simply Plural shutting down. Thank god that systems have until June to figure something else out, but holy moly.
Second, the way this situation is being handled just smacks of "long-standing problem reached its boiling point and a hasty decision was made" to me. As someone with BPD who struggled for a long time with both conflict resolution and impulse control, I have so much experience in letting a problem get worse and worse until it blows up in a catastrophic way, and that's how this feels. Amaryllis was clearly struggling to keep things going, overwhelmed by how big it all was getting, yet refused to let anyone help them or take steps back to recover. Then, all at once, they shut everything down and block all criticism, disregarding how many people they're affecting.
This is complete speculation, though. I do agree with all the posts saying this should've been handled differently. Amaryllis does have a dev team, does have financial support, does have the option to make SP's code open-source. And yet they're shutting everything down due to personal issues. I know they're struggling, but it's not just about them anymore; it's about the system community that you brought along with you too.
Please pass on development or even just maintenance to someone else, or make the code open source, or SOMETHING. You are robbing vulnerable people of a vital accessibility tool.
