I've already read some accounts of multiple people trying to get Alsoft moving on this. They haven't had any success. This isn't a new issue, it's not something they're not aware of. It's probably just more work than they want to go through.
I've personally gone through several rounds with them on another issue that's been around since version 2. (can't run DW when logged in as root) Best summary: we don't see it as an important problem, live with it.
