v0.9.0 is going to be Release Candidate 1. It is expected to be released on the weekend of December 9/10.

Actually I hope it will be before that, but there has been some craziness on the farm recently that has taken me away from the computer.

Then there will then be a few weeks of heavy testing, some rapid releases to get rid of bugs as they are discovered, and my Christmas present to myself will be to release v1.0.

Astute readers will know that I said the same thing last year, but this time it will be true :-)

If you look at the Road Map, you'll see there's still plenty in the pipeline. This kind of software will never be "finished" - there will always be a new feature that I think of, or that are requested by others. And I suspect that is why the actual release of v1.0 will be in Christmas '06 rather than Christmas '05.

So, I drew a line in the sand, and v1.0 will be the result. Still plenty of features though. Once out, I'll then be able to concentrate on other things for a while. Like actually trading, looking for employment, exercising, showering, that kind of thing :-)

But rest assured that I will get to those other things in the Road Map.