It's getting to be time for 1.6.10. I'm setting a target branch date of March 31 (with the possibility of an April 1 release :)
So far, we've merged about a dozen items from STATUS into 1.6.x, including a high-profile #3242 partial fix. There remain another 11 items in STATUS hoping for review, a few of which already have a couple of votes. Please take a few minutes to review and vote on fixes, and lobby others for the same. Thanks, -Hyrum
