Hi PaQ,

re:
> The pre-order idea was just to give a little bit of support (money), as it seems the
> amount of work needed for this new version is way over the initial scope.

I really appreciate this, but I'm just not comfortable taking money for something that's not ready to go and that doesn't have a firm date set yet. I like to keep things loose and flexible but taking pre-orders could end up impacting that. I mean like what if for example some really good idea seems within reach but ends up making for an additional 2 year long beta release period to work things out really well? (that's not necessarily the plan, just a reasonable "what if")

I think I end up with fewer problems in the long run by doing things sort of in the reverse way from pre-orders - by that I mean trying to get a release really nailed down and only start actually selling it after that has happened.

But I certainly appreciate the sentiment and the vote of confidence anyway though! :)

- Michael