I really don't know what to say. The changes in SSL was made in october, and that's not two days away. It hasn't really been a secret that I worked on a CHANGES file (traditionally the last thing done before a release), since I've asked for contributions more generally several times in different forums (11314702, 11544320). Since there's been no volunteers stepping in I've read through all cvs log messages in Pike from end of 2002. My message was a last attempt to get some additional information before wrapping up.
/ Martin Nilsson (räfsfiskal)
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2004-05-06 03:09: Subject: Pike 7.6
I don't give you many points for that reasoning. There are always any number of outstanding issues; the amount is only meaningfully limited by a set time frame.
For example, I have in this forum for quite some time ago said that I consider fixing the resolver a prerequisite for a release. Now that's a fair amount of work and I haven't had the inclination to do it. A release can't be held indefinitely because of that, so it's good and well that one is done with a broken resolver anyway. If it were to be done within, say, a month then it could be worth waiting for it, otherwise not. Thus a todo list always have to be set in relation to a suggested deadline.
I'd like to know about a release date at least a week or two in advance. Then I can give you a list of issues I consider embarrassing and/or easy enough to fix before then.
Btw, you contacted me only two days ago about writing a note about sslfile in CHANGES. Maybe you consider two days as an unacceptably long response time so you thought I've just ignored it. I didn't, but I'm unfortunately not always very prompt to answer.
/ Martin Stjernholm, Roxen IS