I came here with the question: "When does it come out?".
Before posting, I checked to see if the topic existed. Nothing came up.
I was pointed to the FAQ which stated that he doesn't announce release dates. But it still didn't answer my question of if someone knew of a time-horizon (having been around these forums, maybe someone would know more, right?).
If release dates are not announced, then how would any of us know? Martin is the only one working on the Orbiter core. If he chooses to tell anyone what the time frame for the release is, and that person is willing to tell other people, the information will rapidly become public knowledge (do the the once-monthly nature of these threads).
Once you know that the information is not public knowledge, then asking for it
again will not help your case. If someone was going to tell you, you would have been told. No one has been told, so there's no one to tell you.
The nature of software projects like Orbiter means that it's pretty much impossible for Martin to say when it will be released. He works on it in his free time. If he commits to a release date and things come up and he's not able to finish it in time, then one of two things happen:
-The version is incomplete. People get angry.
-The release date is pushed back. People get angry.
It will be released when Martin is ready to release it. Not a moment sooner. Bugging people about it won't help.