Structure, Content Strategy, Vision and Roadmap for vB5
 

I already have a vB4 forum running (forum only, not the CMS part) and am starting a new site with forum. So I decided to give it a try with the new vB5 which I bought a couple of days ago. My main arguments to go for vB5 are: responsive layout and MVC architecture.

My desired structure
- / (root) Homepage with custom content, news, etc
- /forum
- /blogs
- /articles

If I want to do this all with vB, I need to install it in the root of the site ofcourse. But as far as I can see, currently there is no option in the software to create a homepage, right? The vb5readme.html states "The CMS/Article System is not support in vBulletin 5.0. It will return in a future version."

• Does this mean it won't be part of in the first official (Gold) release of vB5.0? So it's no longer a core functionality? (This means I need to choose a different product - like Wordpress - for the homepage and articles ...)

Vision and Roadmap for vB5
Where is the feature list of vB5? Where is the Roadmap? Most stuff I read is:
Quote:

• We do not have a ballpark estimate on when vB5 Connect Gold will be released. (here)
• The CMS/Article System is not support in vBulletin 5.0. It will return in a future version. (in beta27 vb5readme.html)
• The infraction system is not supported in vBulletin 5.0. It will return in a future version. (in beta27 vb5readme.html)
• The FAQ System is not supported in vBulletin 5.0. It will return in a future version. (in beta27 vb5readme.html)
• We don't know if it (custom page homepage) will be added when the CMS is added as we're nowhere near that stage at this time. (here, post from Jan 26th, i.e. 5 days ago)

... "Nowhere near that stage"? What can we - as paying customers - make of this? How many more beta releases can we expect?
I know ofcourse that a beta is a beta and it can be buggy etc, but you do have a roadmap for the build/releases I assume?
And a complete list of the main features the Gold release 5.0 will contain?

vB4 is a beautiful product, but for modern webbuilding standards it is completely outdated. So it's great news that vB5 will have a completely new architecture. But in my humble opinion you have to be clear and open to your customers where you're heading regarding the features and (global) planning.
Thank you.