I read that Quentin mentioned a 2.2 release. Just for curiousity: what is the status of 2.2. The development site shows it is due in 3 weeks with still a lot of open tickets, so I can't imagine it is showing the actual status or the correct due date.
Tickets
Don't be fooled by the amount of tickets outstanding. Sometimes a whole lot of tickets are just patiently waiting for one of the other tickets to be closed before they drop like flies...
That said, the team is working on a new kernel to go towards the 3.0 release. This is priority, and we might not see a 2.2 until there is a viable release candidate.
Track the testing repository, as since we are still riding etch things are rock solid...
Cheers,