I hope they know what they're doing. I really do. For their sake.
http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=432988.0Quote That gives them a shade over 3 weeks to fix the 32 bugs currently tracked. It's feasible, but honestly... they now have to deliver because not doing so will make them look like the biggest laughing stock going, and they will lose what little credibility they have left.
EDIT: Corrected typo.
http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=432988.0
So, what does this all mean? It means 2.0 final is very very close to being released. Really! I can't give an exact date, but you can trust me that we will release SMF 2.0 final by the end of May, 2011, unless we get hit by an asteroid. In the mean time thank you all for your continued support.
EDIT: Corrected typo.