Why is is worrisome?
We have a VOLUNTEER staff.
"Real Life"TM ALWAYS comes first.
You can track the general progress on GitHub... and note that things HAVE BEEN progressing.
So, Instead of complaining how long it takes (which is actually counterproductive as it disheartens the people who are volunteering their own personal time to make and support SMF), you have a few choices:
- go to a paid software with a full-time, paid staff. They are likely to have more frequent releases.
- suggest that we release out software with major known issues (NOT GOING TO EVER HAPPEN)
- participate in the process. Download the daily build, install it, use the upgrader, find and report issues on GitHub.
- participate in the process. Look at the GitHub list. Develop code to address items on that list. Submit the code to GitHub.
You misunderstood. I'm not complaining. I've always had the feeling you automatically assume the worst in people. I don't know why that is. Cheer up.
It's worrisome because it is indicative of a lack of volunteers. A decade ago SMF (and by extension this community) was thriving. Now, well, it's still relatively strong, but it's a far cry from those days. Don't get me wrong, I dislike those who proclaim the inevitable death of SMF as much as you do, and I realize that people move on, I have, but the slow influx of new people is a bit disconcerting. I know it is not the best indicator, but just take a look at the statistics of this forum. It is very much alive, and will almost certainly be for the forseeable future, but it is in a constant decline. Food for thought. That is all.