> Unfortunately we do still need a lot more EMULATION devs, people building stuff > around the emulation is all fine and good, but the actual emulation needs improving > too otherwise we'll get to the 'polishing a turd' stage as other overtake us.
A lot of what the DU is dumping these days would be an ideal starter project for new emulation devs, but it generally gets claimed and added immediately by you. Perhaps new dumps should be put up for grabs for 48 hours or so on the FTP first so the less-experienced guys could have a crack? I can see it being time-sensitive in some cases where we'd want a veteran to grab it, but a lot of stuff doesn't fit that category.