This will probably be considered for Edgy +1. In the meantime, have you tried getting your patches merged for Debian version which Ubuntu will eventually sync?
You can make the review process easier by splitting one big patch which adds features/fixes bugs to separate individual patches. -- bugfixes and feature improvements https://launchpad.net/bugs/63952 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs