Following through on the Maturity Model (MM) idea is one of the most important things we can do as a project. I hope to meet with Caroline soon and we will kick around the idea some more.
I agree with Torben that we need to find a way to expose some metrics that will give users and developers a clear idea of the state of readiness and quality of the different packages.
I remain bullish on OpenACS. As a framework it remains superior to anything else that's out there, including RoR. If we can find a way to tackle the QUALITY issue by implementing MM, the project will enjoy a significant boost.
