I envision in the future, say in 2010 among the TCT:

    Someone:    Hey shouldn't we think about releasing 8.5b2 any time soon?

    Second one:    Not yet! I've got these 20 prio-9 bugs still open, three typos in README, the others in ChangeLog
Third one:   Wasn't there also that bug with \0-chars in << arg
               to exec?
Second one:  Hey we don't want to delay it further than necessary...
...

Sorry, had a clown for dinner today.
Of course I'm aware of that bugreports with a ready patch are
processed in no time, and I'm also feeling guilty for not having
submitted patches yet, myself...