The announcement commences:

I have been hard at work on the next iteration of Demeter. The next version will be 1.5 and will be based on the Shiira 2.x sources. A beta will be released this evening for testing to give everyone an idea what is in store for this new version. Demeter 1.x will see a minor update to add 10.3.9 support back in, fix some bugs, and give a stable final release. Portions of the new Demeter site will debut tonight, along with the download link to the beta. The forum will be restructured to account for Demeter 1.5 and 1.x.

This release will be BETA for now meaning that it will be subject to bugs. Some things that were problems in Shiira 2.x are fixed, some still remain. This will give an opportunity to collect all of these issues in one place and get them fixed. The forum will also have a suggestion area where you can give your own input on what you would like to see in Demeter 1.5.

Everything should be live by 7:00 PM EDT (Miami Time Zone)