RE: 3.1 Timeframe

Jim Fulton wrote:
> A major reason why this release is taking so long is that the current
> primary contributor, Stephan, embarked on a large, disruptive, and
> *extremely valuable* project that took much longer than he expected.
> I'm not about to fault him for this as I greatly appreciate the nearly
> thankless effort he has put in to clean up this part of the code.

I'm one of the silent beneficiaries. The guilt!

Each time I change some deprecated code I appreciate the cleanliness of
the new component regime/organization. This indeed was a huge
improvement -- and the work was herculean, including all the BBB code.

MUCH appreciated Stephan!

 -- Garrett