On 4 August 2008, the UW Alpine team announced that after one more release, incorporating Web Alpine 2.0, they would "shift [their] effort from direct development into more of a consultation and coordination role to help integrate contributions from the community."
On August 4, 2008, the UW Alpine team stated that following their next release, which would include Web Alpine 2.0, they would shift their efforts from active development to a consultative and coordinating role to facilitate integration of community contributions.