The Grind about the Release Date

There are days and weeks when a dark planet glides across the internet and incites the masses to go amok with verbal warfare. I don't think this is one of those times. The tension in the ongoing discussions spawns for the greater part from a sense of frustration and uncertainty over the future releases of Dolphin 7.

Uncertain expectations and unclear situations tend to create stress and bring people just a little bit too close to the edge. I'm sure everyone would feel more at ease and relaxed, and could focus on something more productive than squabbling, if there were a tentative deadline and date for a release that's ripe for production environment.

For hobby projects, big deal if they're a bit late or early, but when we're talking about the availability and functionality of solutions that affect someone's livelihood, I can understand someone grinding their teeth if a stable release is forthcoming at an undefined future time that could be in a week, a month, or six months.

Just something along the lines of, "At our current pace of production, after reviewing the pending tasks and allocating them to developers, we estimate a stable release to be available towards the second half of October." That would give everyone something to go by in developing their future web strategies.

Knowledge gives peace. Sometimes. =)