[bduddy]

To me, the real issue is that the current system is a mashup of the six-week build period and a vague unlimited one that, as far as I can tell, not too many people really like. Almost everyone seems to advocate for either a deadline or the absence of one, and the soft deadline we've ended up with seems to be the best way to keep both sides... at least sort of happy, anyway. Is this really a good long-term solution, though? Compromise is not necessarily a bad thing, but it can be when it doesn't end up helping anyone...