Yeah, it's long overdue but it is being worked on constantly as we speak. Personally, I would rather wait until it's absolutely finished/watertight and has been tested thoroughly before being released. The last thing we need is a buggy forum ready to be exploited.
Check our Github if you guys have questions. There are issues and constant branches being worked on. Keep in mind that the entire epochtalk organization has repositories and not all code is in the main project.
Thank you for being patient.