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I believe that without a deadline nothing would get done.
We could talk and argue and discuss for six months trying to find the perfect solution, and there would still be people saying that we need another six months to argue and discuss some more.
In fact, us developers HAVE been discussing and arguing about this for over six months now; this whole thing started with an impromptu brainstorming session at the first Bitcoin Conference in New York.
As for this upgrade being "secretive" : huh? It certainly isn't/wasn't a secret among the developers, and until the developers came to rough consensus (and I believe there IS rough consensus, despite what Luke claims) I didn't think non-developers would be interested in the technical details.
From some of the reactions in this thread, I think I was right-- most people don't care whether we use nails or screws or glue to build a better wallet.
RE: rumors that I'm doing this for some personal reason: 100% untrue. I want a solution because it will make Bitcoin better sooner.