I would vote for a 1.0 release. Somehow the 0.?? version numbers makes it sound like it is still very very rough on the edges and not really ready for prime time. I personally find speakup to be much closer to prime time than that. My only concern about these new hooks in the kernel and whether they stay or not is that uncertainty could impact compatibility of different speakup versions, would it not? I mean official release vs CVS and what kernel versions are in use. As long as that is all strait and verry, verry clear, go for it! I do strongly feel a new official release to be an excellent idea. That should make it a lot easier for new comers to jump in with a current speakup and a recent kernel.