Unfortunately, like many open-source projects, Serpent OS—a promising and innovative Linux distribution still in its alpha phase—faces delays and an uncertain future for a simple yet crucial reason: lack of funding.
The news was announced in a post on the X social network by the project’s founder, Ikey Doherty—a name you might recognize from Solus Linux’s not-so-distant past.
Even more concerning, though, is another LinkedIn post he made on the topic. It makes it clear that this isn’t just about minor financial struggles—it’s about a complete lack of funds, putting everything he’s built so far at risk.
It would be an absolute shame to waste all we’ve done, when we’re so close to realising our goals.
For those unfamiliar, Serpent OS, with the Alpha launching at the end of last year, is a still-in-development stateless Linux distro written from scratch. It has its own package manager (moss) and features atomic updates, instant rollbacks, built-in deduplication, and memory-safe components written in Rust.
If you’d like to support the project, the only way to do so right now is by making a small donation through the Ko-Fi platform. Like everyone else, I’m hoping to share some good news about Serpent OS soon, but this is where things stand now.
We’ll monitor the situation closely and, as always, let you know if anything changes.
