Michal Malek - I think today we should call him the new K3b core developer - did amazing work on K3b 2.0 which was never this close to a final release.

If you want to know more about Michal read his introducing blog entry on the planet.

Changelog since K3b 1.68 (2.0-alpha3)

New features

• Added close buttons on project tabs (159751)
• Added support for new libmpcdec API (214149)

Bugfixes

• Crash at the beginning of burning (204333)
• Crash during DVD ripping (207958)
• Crash right after burn (195436)
• Crash during Audio CD ripping (198015)
• Crash at the beginning of ripping Audio CD with data tracks (186555)
• Crash at the beginning of burning cue/bin image (190775)
• Fixed various typos in UI (208401, 209512)
• Fixed potential aliasing issues (210890)
• Show only one entry on the task list even when dialog window is opened (211680)
• Show correct size when project contains invalid links (212609)
• Show correct elapsed time when burning over midnight (211604)
• Added timeout when checking version number and features of executable (212582)
• Fixed visually endless busy status when opening an empty folder (113649)
• Burning double-layer DVDs should be possible again (214115)

Sources from now on available from the K3b download page...