It is true that work on core functionality has slowed recently. Part of
that is due to the sheer number of new AbiWord users there are. As this
number grows, so does the number of problem reports. Fixing heretofore
unknown problems and rounding out features has taken more time than we
anticipated.
The number of contributions that are currently coming in are growing as
well. Most of these contributions are localized, such as the great work
Caolan and Justin are doing for Word import. Moreover, many of these
contributions are specialized, such as improvements to various ports.
Basically, we just ask that you be patient. More core functionality will
be coming soon.
Robert Sievers
Open Source Evangelist