A cop out? Give me a break... If it was software you payed for, then a response like that could be considered a cop out. With open source software you should be happy that they are already aware of the problem and working on it, or in this case, have already worked on it. This article is ridiculous, I mean if they start rushing out and releasing software overly quickly, then the same users would be complaining of bugs.

I mean nobody is happy when they realize the piece of software they are using doesn't do what they want it to, but to call it a 'cop-out' that the developers tell you that the problem is fixed and you have to be patient till a release comes out, is just being a spoiled biyatch. The author of the article says that most people use the version of software that comes with their distro anyway, so obviously they would have to wait for the patched version to become available. Those same people wouldn't be helped with an early release binary posted on the devs site. Here's a solution for the writer of the article if he has no patience, take the bull by the horns and learn to code, otherwise be happy you got a response at all, then sit back and wait, and most of all STFU!