[andrewbinstock]

It's a curious purgatory the project is in, which I think would make it difficult to attract developers.

On one hand, a user base wants the old product with minimal twists and they are known to balk at anything more than that.

On the other, project survival likely depends on getting new users on board, in which case an old design and UI are probably going to be detriments.

[sanxiyn]

I guess you could write a theming engine, implement the old design using it, and then implement the new design.

[NickNameNick]

Doing that basically destroyed Winamp.