@Rogue
"Tell me the alternative. Whatever we actually *say* in public is misinterpreted and turned against us. The only thing that the public wants to see is a release date, and that is something that we do not give anymore."
Not every solution has to involve public statements on ANN. Those people who are genuinly interrested, not people who wants to flaut everything on public forums, but people who are really interrested for themselves what is going on could be informed in a dosen other ways.
And no, what interrested people want to see is not just the release date. They want to know what is actually going on and what remains to be done.
"You can always write me a private mail and try to extract more info "
Perhaps, but I'd rather sign an NDA and be put on a single way announcement mailing list for information spread only (Only moderator postings).
/Björn