Yes, having FAIL wallet right now is pain in the ass. I haven't synced mine for like 6-8 months. I'm not rushing Panoch though. I spoke with him about 2 weeks ago and he promised that he will do his best. I also talked with the core team members and Adam - they're all still on board. All what is needed to be paid is paid and we're all waiting like you are. But I can promise you that once Panoch deliver things will move a lot faster. Patience is a virtue (or so they say...).
Cheers,
Spartak
Spartak maybe it wouldnt be a bad idea to push some code to Git and at the same time open and issue on what still has to be done or where the issues lie. I am shure things would move faster if devs like @pnoch and @adam had some help or at least have a helping hand.
Regardless you stil have my nodes support but PoW mining i stopped my old scrypt gear was killing the room ambient with "rusty and noisy" fans.