Is a new release imminant?

[Luke Yelavich]

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Greetings speech-dispatcher developers.
I am wondering, since there has been a lot of activity in cvs lately, whether a release of speech-dispatcher is on the horizons. Since development of the next Ubuntu release is currently in full swing, I have some plans for speech-dispatcher and Ubuntu, that, while likely not possible for Ubuntu Hardy 8.04,  may very well land for the release afterwards.

So my decision is essentially this. Should I wait for another release, or should I package a new cvs snapshot, and backport to Ubuntu gutsy with my plan implemented to get better user testing? At this point, since I would like to try and push my plan for speech into Ubuntu hardy, I am pondering packaging a CVS snapshot, and going from there. Since speech-dispatcher is only receiving bug fixes, I would feel confident in taking such action, as the functionality added since the version in Gutsy (essentially 0.6.4 plus a couple of important patches), adds important functionality and bug fixes, which make my plan far easier to implement.

However, if you, the developers, feel I should hold off, or you plan on releasing soon, I am willing to wait a little longer. The plan I am making, I feel, will be important future steps to a usable and flexible speech subsystem for Ubuntu in the future, so I appreciate any input you may have regarding the matter.

Feel free to reply either on or off list, as you see fit.

Thanks for your time.
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