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 > [!WARNING]
 >
-> As of 2024-09-10, I'm working hard to bring this project back
-> to a usable state (as seen e.g. [here](https://mastodon.social/@unspeaker/112752419822653484)).
+> As of 2024-10-25, I'm on track to releasing `tek 0.2.0` sometime in December 2024.
+> I plan to tag the working prototype (as seen in the demos published in the
+> [tek channel at basspistol's peertube](https://v.basspistol.org/c/tek/videos) as `0.1.0`—
+> once I've identified the appropriate commit!
 >
-> I reached the limit of how much of the UI I can write imperatively,
-> and started refactoring it in a more declarative style. I'm quite
-> excited about how the interface logic is turning out!
+> I've been dreaming of this project for a decade, and finally had the experience and peace of mind
+> to start building it in late May 2024.  I quickly reached the limit of how much of the UI I can
+> write imperatively, so I started refactoring it in a more declarative style. The new interface
+> logic is holding out pretty well, though it's not presently without its warts.
 >
-> Your moral support means a lot to me.
-> Feel free to [contact me on Mastodon](https://mastodon.social/@unspeaker)!
+> Your moral support means a lot to me. Feel free to [contact me on Mastodon](https://mastodon.social/@unspeaker)!
+> (Especially if you know how to host LV2 plugin UIs in `winit`; or how to relink abandoned Win32
+> VST2s into LV2 or CLAP monoliths 😁)
 >
-> (Especially if you know how to host LV2 plugin UIs in `winit` 😁)
+> Love,
 >
-> - the author
+> the author
 
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