@musca & dibl: I helped out in the forums and also donated. However, with the exception of possibly money, I don't think it would have changed the outcome. The forums are heavily used so there was no lacking in that area. I don't know how much money Philip took in, but it probably wasn't enough to live on. I do know that he has a regular job and family on top of being the sole developer of the project.
Based on some posts in the forums, he evidently had personal obligations that finally required him to stop work on the project.
I will steer clear, or at least think long and hard, before using a one-developer distro in the future. The only long running one-person distro that I'm aware of is Slackware.