[zorbo]

> I think it would be useful if tickets with breaking changes could come to the public's attention a bit earlier than this time.

Given the reactions here and at the bug tracker, I don't think that would be a very good idea. People are having knee-jerk reactions without apparently even having read the first few comments. If the Hacker News crowd can't be arsed to understand what's going on, then the last thing you want is "the public's attention" on the decision making process.