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[Juuso Alasuutari <iuso AT sourcemage.org>]

After following the ongoing discussion here about the State of the Project 
(TM) and talking with afrayedknot on #sourcemage about the direction we 
should be heading towards, I've come to the conclusion that we need to get to 
work.

Yep, that's it.

I'm pissed off at myself because of playing the Cool New Stuff game and not 
really helping with the next ISO. I'm pissed off enough to promise here and 
now that I'll fix  at least *one* bug each day until we get an ISO out. I've 
fixed one today already.

The idea is nothing new -- ruskie suggested it a long time ago. If each of us 
would contribute even that tiny bit every day, we would see considerable 
progress. He was right, and it's time we do just that. Of course many of us 
contribute daily, but how and what we contribute makes a difference.

I think it's relatively safe to say that we all wish for a new release to 
happen. And while we differ in opinion about how to manage things, the fact 
is we're _not_ in a position to change that right now. The best we can do is 
push for 0.9.7, even when it means postponing the oh so valuable State of the 
Project (TM) discussion.

Don't get me wrong, there are important issues to address, but it's most 
important that we don't address them until _after_ 0.9.7 is ready. We are in 
danger of wearing ourselves out out of frustration if we extend this 
standstill much longer.

Many good suggestions have come out of the recent discussion, and I have some 
of my own, too. But I will deliberately refrain from sharing them while there 
are bugs to squash.

The direction we should be heading towards is a release. Please, one bug each 
day.

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        Juuso Alasuutari
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