Jan Vroonhof <vroonhof(a)math.ethz.ch> writes:
 It depends on what you mean by "feature freeze". Most of
the new
 features aren't fully implement yet, so I agree it would be a good
 idea to start completing them. However imho it much to early for a
 "no new functionality" type freeze exactly because all the new stuff
 has just introduced low-level support and the highlevel support is
 still missing. 
I agree.  The feature I had in mind is "no new major features", where
the notion of a "major feature" is left at the discretion of the
reviewers.
When we feel safe to do so, that freeze will be followed by a real
"no new functionality" feature freeze.
 Maybe it is possible to freeze parts, i.e. really finish the dumper
 and switch over to it. 
That is an option, too.