http://www.projecteq.net/phpBB2 is why I have that title. I put a TON of time into PEQ. That's why it has focus, because we have a whole group of people working on it. That and much like the EQEmu code, it has a very long way to go.
Why is the CVS locked off? Simple, despite the opinions of many, the EQEmu code has standards. All code that goes into CVS has to pass through a quality check. It isn't perfect, but it certainly helps to keep the crap out. There was once a time when EQEmu would fail to compile every other commit, things would constantly be broken, blah blah. That hasn't been a problem in years. When FNW took over one of the first things he did was clean up the pile we called code. Since then, the project has been clear sailing for the most part. If CVS was opened to the public, our code would go back to that shit state very quickly.
The vast majority of the code on the forums makes it into the code. If it doesn't, than there is either something wrong with it or it was overlooked. The latter doesn't happen as much as we have several people keeping an eye on the developmental forums for gems. If code on the forums is border line, I know many times KLS or Wild will either clean it up, or rewrite it with a different approach. So, the work from the forums DOES make it in.
The project has been slow for 2 months, it happens. Look at the commit dates. The few coders here have lives. EQEmu has advanced in leaps and bounds in the past year and a half. It is more playable now than ever by far. EQEmu is far from stagnate, especially when you look at our past.
Now, let me ask, what exactly have YOU done to help things?