Gilgameesh, while I can understand anyone's frustration if his/her chosen gameplay no longer is supported by the mechanics, or hindered by a bug, I think it is unfair to focus on the statement about the icons. Tamarea communicated quite a few changes that will enable lots of things. The windows icon may be a minor thing to you. But, I'd say, like the webpage on ryzom.com it's one of the first things players encounter - and if those basic things are not done right, there will be players complaining about that, too. And yes, someone may decide to not even enter the game if the webpage looks outdated, a support forum cannot be found, and after installation there's not even a standard icon.
As Dominikus rhetorically asks, I believe it is a major improvement that we now regularly have a communication about what's changed/changing/going to change. I can see no "developer's joke" in that. And we can see that even though the dev team is small, things are being worked on, bugs are fixed, and new stuff is implemented. If you're with us for 8 years, then you have already noticed the sometimes painfully slow progress in fixing and improving things. More importantly, you've witnessed worse times.
As Dominikus rhetorically asks, I believe it is a major improvement that we now regularly have a communication about what's changed/changing/going to change. I can see no "developer's joke" in that. And we can see that even though the dev team is small, things are being worked on, bugs are fixed, and new stuff is implemented. If you're with us for 8 years, then you have already noticed the sometimes painfully slow progress in fixing and improving things. More importantly, you've witnessed worse times.