Camino 0.8 came out somewhere around my layover in Denver last week, so I've been behind on the celebration. I've been catching up on the user reactions, and it's been quite heartening; besides the (surprisingly little) requisite bitching about how it's worthless because of one missing feature or another, the comments are very positive. The consensus seems to be:

1. It's much better than 0.7
2. It's quite solid
3. It's either almost as good as Safari, or better than Safari.

The fact that many people consider it to be on par with something 8 people work on full time, despite the fact that all the Camino-specific stuff is being developed by a handful of of people in their spare time, is very nice.

The best part, though, is simply the feeling of progress. Camino is not dead, and it is improving. We still have a ways to go, but we are going there! Unfortunately my contributions to 0.8 were fairly small, as I joined late in the game, so most of my pride isn't warranted. Here's hoping I can help see Camino through to 0.9 and beyond, in order to really make a difference.

Pink already thanked all the contributors, but being a modest guy he didn't thank the person who deserves the lion's share of the praise and thanks: himself. He's seen the project through lean times, a new Goliath challenger, several names, and continuous abuse by smart-alec contributors like myself. And he keeps it all going. Seeing just how much is involved, especially beyond "just" coding new stuff and bug fixes, I have a whole new level of respect for the job he does. Pink: you rock.

Oh, and I can't forget a big shout out to the donkey. As botbot will tell you, he's a vital member of the Camino team.