If you don't deliver a ROAD, I would argue that you failed to deliver on the software you intended to deliver. This software with no tangle/network is not software - it would not be much of anything actually. I'm not sure how you would argue otherwise.
And again this "volunteer work" stuff. You raised +/-$500,000 dollars 5 months ago. That is a burn rate of 100k a month or so if the funds are gone - quite high. I'm not sure in which planet getting half a million dollars is = to volunteer work.
Btw, I agree 100% that the foundation and its members need salaries - I don't think you should work for free at all. Just, this needed to be planned out better. Further, and once more, there is also a glaring contradiction in saying IOTA is only software for IOT and then asking to be paid in it and ONLY it.
EDIT: Read your reply, please provide the BTC address for donations. I'm sure the community will step up. Thanks.
well you are free to maintain your tangle. noone stops you from doing that. and hell you can even persuade someone to work for you for free for that version of the foundation, travelling the work and talk to ibm and stuff. does not sound too hard ey.