This thread is so exciting that I got goosebumps reading it. Watching a bunch of guys get together and try to get Abiword compiled... and then seeing Ryan come in and invite them all to try the beta and file bug reports... and then watching development happen, right in front of my eyes... ooooh. This has become a subscribed thread.

I'm really eager for a working version of Abiword, but I can wait until you guys have it stable enough to make the beta public.