We need to make the release candidate tarballs and put them up for testing/signing, and give people a couple of weeks to test them. I guess we aren't going to make the April 30 release but we're all still learning and trying to figure out the process. Just as we had trouble with other things in the beginning after we became a podling, those things got sorted out, and I am confident that the next release will go much more smoothly. The important thing is to proceed with the making of tarballs and putting them up for testing.
I wouldn't hold up the release because of such issues. First, it is getting better consideration than when I did the job all by myself. It is already and improvemtn. And second, as you say, it is a learning experience. Let's get the job done for better or worse, create a TIL and get ready for the next release.
TIL= Things I learned
