> Wrong. This release is specifically so the users can help find all the bugs
> introduced by Aaron's rewrite (and report them on MAMETesters). *That* is the
> most important part from MAMEdev's perspective.
>

Why is he "wrong"? He said it was the most important bit from most user's point of view; all you've said is that it isn't the most important from the mamedev point-of-view. There's nothing wrong with acknowledging that mamedev and many users have different priorities. It seems almost inevitable with a fairly high-minded project like mame.