Hello:
Totally agree, communication with the community in Gnu Linux is very important, even more so in a distribution that tries to be a bridge between Windows and Gnu Linux.
Regards
I think they need a developer who splits their time between development and communication. Or they do a dedicated day to just write monthly (or weekly or every 2 weeks) blog updates.
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Hello:
Agreed, but it wouldn't cost them anything to post on the blog what state the distribution is in at the moment (I imagine they will read some forum topics and be aware of the hassle about it).
These problems may result in some people getting bored and simply migrating to other distributions.
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Huh what?
I am in eternal youth then! 
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I'm really looking forward this release date. My new machine is almost complete. I'm waiting for the SSD to arrive at my home. I wish I could install Zorin OS 16 on it instead of the Zorin OS 15 I'm using for some years now. I'm currently using the light version, since my laptop mobo fried one year ago and I'm using an old laptop. If the arrival of the SSD matches the release date of ZOS16, I'll be really awesome. If not, I'm going to install the 15.3 anyway. But the clean install thing really makes me feel kinda lazy. =P
Edit: What a pity the ZOS16 was not release on July 6th, aka, my birthday. xD
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Hi and welcome to the forum.
I see another birthday past.
My belated happy birthday to you 
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Thank you! And we keep waiting for the release date. =D
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Hello:
It seems that the main problem the developers have is the one referred to zorin-icon-themes. I just saw that they keep updating it, the last one was done four hours ago.
Regards
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I do this with Icon /desktop themes a lot, too. 
I think I updated Mobius Theme a total of Four Times just yesterday.
As Z16 is a Beta Build, this is not really unusual, either.
With software... It shows up right away if there is something wrong... But with Icon or Desktop themes, the moment you spot some small, tiny little thing that could stand improvement, the first thing you think is "Oh No, someone is going to notice! And it's already on their computer!"
It goes to show that Development is Currently Active. 
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Now the time is nigh (hehehe) August. I guess I can soon collect the poll money. Don't be shy to cough up. 
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Hello:
I am very pleased to let you know that I managed to establish contact with the developers.
They told me that their intention is to release the stable version during the first half of August.
They also indicated me that they will soon publish an announcement on the blog about it.
All this makes me very happy since Zorin Os is my main distribution, both at work and at home.
Regards
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How did you contact them?
Hello:
I emailed them and they were kind enough to get back to me.
To tell you the truth I had not gotten my hopes up very high, as I had not gotten a reply via twiteer.
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Twitter can be a jungle. It's not the most intuitive interface and you can be lost in (space) twits. Could be the reason the didn't replied on there.
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You are lucky chosen few 
But joke aside, it seems appration of Zorin developers on this forum is extremely rare.
Loch Nessie? Yeti? Ghost of Elvis?
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@alexandros Thankyou for sharing that news with us.
@Storm as we are both so good at predictions (assuming this does happen in reality) I may consider investing in the Lottery again 
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Hello:
I feel like the story of "Little Peter and the wolf", since, when he told the truth no one believed him.
What I pointed out above is the truth. I sent you an email in which I expressed the concern of many for not having news regarding the distribution.
The answer was, I insist, that the stable version would be released within the next fortnight of August. They also indicated that they would soon publish information about it.
Regards
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In fairness, I do not perceive FrenchPress's humor as disbelief in you. Rather, in that the ZorinGroup openly communicated.
The ZorinGroup, from my observations of the last couple of years, reply to emails and messages even if you must wait in line. And I have never noticed some members getting any priority over others. If a long-time member of this forum emails them or a new-to-ZorinOS user emails them, both will get the same treatment in the same amount of time.
Many point out that the ZorinGroup seem too willing to allow the passage of time to speak on their behalf. It is not that we wish to befriend the ZorinGroup. It is that we wish for communication between us to be as open and free as the internet or as GNU Linux. Silence is daunting as it feeds doubt. We are watching as the freedoms of the internet and of GNU Linux are slowly being whittled away - as the majority of users simply accept it and say nothing. Silence lends the impression of a lack of concern; a lack of caring.
It needs not be an accurate message to be a message.
Silence is daunting.
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Hello:
Everything you say I stated in the message I sent them. I made them see the frustration that some of us felt for not knowing anything about the state of the distribution, and that this could mean that some of them could start thinking about migrating to another distribution.
More than a year ago I referred to the same thing. I pointed out the importance of maintaining good communication with the community, since a fluid feedback is one of the fundamental pillars for the success of a GNU Linux distribution.
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