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Paul Smedley:
Hi All,

I know I've been MIA for a while (thanks to those who noticed and reached out!).

Throughout 2025, I began to lose interest not just in OS/2, but with a lot of my other hobbies (including java programming for openHAB). At the same time, my general mood deteriorated. This all came to a head in September when I was diagnosed with quite severe depression. I'm now doing a LOT better, but it has been a rough 5 months. At this stage my ArcaOS box has been powered off some time - I think the last thing I built was something for Lewis back in September.

I cannot say at this time if I will return to ArcaOS - what I can say is that I've finally started enjoying extending some bindings for openHAB, and learning more about Java - so there is hope!

Just wanted to give the community an update.

Cheers,

Paul

Martin Iturbide:
Thanks Paul for writing.

It is good to hear you are getting better. Just take your time and I think everything will be better for you in the long term.

Regards

Neil Waldhauer:
I miss having you in the OS/2 community, Paul. I hope you decide to rejoin us.

David McKenna:
Good to hear from you Paul! You gotta take care of yourself first, everything else can wait.. Hope you get back to 100% soon!

Regards,

KO Myung-Hun:
Hi/2, Paul!

Get well soon and I look forward to seeing you back at your best!

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