I remember Xara, back when it was called Artworks on RISC OS. It was a fantastic program. I'm delighted to see it coming to Linux, even more so as an open source app. Congratulations on such forward thinking.

I understand the desire to release it when it's ready, but nobody will mind rough edges. The quickest way to get it going will be to release the code - you'll be amazed at how quickly we'll be able to get it running!