I don't disagree that the ioFTPD project has had it's setbacks, but we are working to change that, and move forward. We have already apologized, and instead of dwelling on what went wrong, we intend to move forward building upon what's right.
Although it HAS been a long time coming, I have finally gotten the scripter's pool poll up, and once that ends scripters will be paid.
http://www.inicom.net/forum/showthread.php?t=15605. Only ioFTPD foundation users may participate in this poll.