The web based chat client that broke earlier this week is now fixed. We had been using using a service called Mibbit (mibbit.com) to handle our Web Based IRC chat. The #qcubed channel is hosted on Freenode. It turns out that Freenode started blocking Mibbit, in favor of using Freenode's own web based IRC chat. I've swapped out the chat page to now use Freenode's chat, so everything should be ok now.

On behalf of the QCubed project - and I am speaking on behalf of all QCubed core contributors (http://trac.qcu.be/projects/qcubed/wiki/QcubedContributors), I'd like to say that we're excited to see Mike Ho come back to the community. Your excellent work on QCodo is what made this framework and this community possible.

I'd also like to comment on the short-term plans of the QCubed project. All of us are committed to continuing to work in the QCubed framework - the http://qcu.be site, its forums, its chat, and its own SVN. We have built considerable momentum: checkins coming in every day; solid bug tracking system; release ownership; very active chat room. Most importantly, The QCubed project is not dependant upon a single owner - and thus, it is not under risk of "going quiet" for an extended period of time.

We are well on our way to a stable release, and are committed to getting it out the door in the next month or two.

Over the long haul, we are interested in merging the projects - all-in-all, it's confusing for the community to have two forks of an (otherwise excellent) framework. That said, we'd like to see Mike join the QCubed efforts - and thus permanently pass on the control over the framework to the community. We want to welcome Mike as a core contributor with a strong influence - but not as a sole owner.

It's my pleasure to welcome Jon Kirkpatrick (aka Basilieus) to the QCubed Core Contributor team. Jon has done a tremendous job of helping the project by submitting code and reviewing tickets.

Welcome Jon!