Only a moment ago that there were posts about the possibility of not getting UM in Questing Quokka: Ubuntu 25.10 (Questing Quokka) Beta released (but NOT "Ubuntu MATE")
That Patreon money could buy about 3-4 weeks of one mid-level developer's time in EU/US etc. At Wimpy's level - considerably less time, like 1-2 weeks.
If the project lived and died by Pateron money it would be so, so, so, so, SO dead a long, long, long time ago.
I just remembered that Wimpy occasionally streams. If he ever has time to return to that - I'll ask him a friendly question about what he needs to keep UM going.