A small off-topic comment, if I may.
There is a tension in open-source development that I see frequently. This thread is another instance of it. Some people tend to approach an open-source projects like one approaches the products of a private venture in a capitalist culture. They feel entitled to improvements, fast development, requested features… This of course causes some grief in developers, which don’t get payed for that work. I think it is very important to get people to understand the type of relation here. It is more like science than business. It’s important, I believe, to keep an attitude of respect and gratitude whenever offering criticism on an open-source project. It’s been 5 years, yes, probably for very good reasons. Probably because of the overwhelming weight carried by very few shoulders, while most of us stand aside watching and enjoying the result of their work. Usually, the work of open-source developers grows out of personal passion for the project. We don’t want to burn that passion down. Let them feel the love, please!
(End of rant.)