For those wondering about an update, they posted a "Narrative Description of Activities" document (something to do with 501c status) recently (https://twitter.com/worrydream/status/1367894681342799875), choice quote re comments in this thread:

> The Dynamicland researchers are not developing a product. The computers that the researchers build are models: not for distribution, but for studying and evaluating. The goal of the research is not to provide hardware or software to users, but to discover a new set of ideas which will enable all people to create computational environments for themselves, with no dependence on Dynamicland or anyone else, and to understand how these ideas can be taught and learned. The end result of the research is fundamentally intended to be a form of education, empowering communities to be self-sufficient and teach these ideas to each other.