Dear IceWhale Community Members,
As the New Year approaches, 2025 is also drawing to a close. It has been a great pleasure to spend this wonderful year with all of you.
Looking back on the past year, ZimaOS released a total of 14 versions, with cumulative downloads exceeding 2.5 million. ZimaBoard 2 has now successfully reached your hands, and we sincerely appreciate the amazing projects you have shared in the community. And ZimaCube is also evolving in exciting ways. But this is more than just numbers.
You know, we are a small team. It is trust from every single one of you that allowed us to build this entirely new category. Seriously, thank you All.
We have a saying here:“Value in, Value out”. This was our promise when we first introduced the ZimaOS License in September. And today, we are keeping that promise. We officially launch the “IceWhale Makes Fund” .
Whether you are a moderator, a developer, an App Store operator, a creator building outstanding projects, or a community advocate within the IW community—— please know this comes from a place of deep respect for the your time and effort you bring to the community. If anyone else is interested, you are very welcome to join us. IceWhale
For the first round, we are starting with $10,000 . This fund is designed to grow alongside our license revenue, and we promise complete transparency in how it is used. All records will be open for community review. If you have ideas on how we share this value, reach out to me @777-Spider. We are doing this with you. Friends who have been following the community closely will surely recognize these names. We sincerely appreciate their continuous dedication and support. 2026 is going to be amazing.
We are seeing a major transformation in our industry. We are honored to stand with you to build “The Other Pole” — an alternative not dominated by giants and their data-harvesting algorithms, but shaped by us, for every home and studio.
But for now… simply enjoy your holidays. Wishing you and your loved ones a Happy New Year and good health. Enjoy this New Year greeting video from Lauren, and let us continue our journey together next year.
Cheers! See you next year!
Lauren & IceWhale Team