I'd like to gently point out that thread is no longer about Jetty/Tomcat deployment descriptors.
Releasing is important. I think enough people have spare cycles now. Keep in mind, JavaOne just ended, people just got back with their families, and today is a major US national holiday.... It's a little too early to get critical about the project getting it's "act together." ;-) I've started a new thread on releasing M4. All constructive feedback can go there. Best regards, David Blevins