This release is running late for various reasons both personal and technical. This beta and upcoming release are nothing more than a slight clean up/update to the previous version. Why? Honestly because the previous version and this slight update are probably my personal favorite of all time.
I recently had to reinstall myself due to a hard drive crash. So I got to look at it with fresh eyes from an initial install standpoint and I just like it. I know I'm bias but it's slick. Why change it? I figured I would clean things up and address some things that were driving people crazy like the 'lock screen'. After making a few adjustments the lock screen now blurs a bit nicer and provides an indicator of what happened and what to do... the following screenshot says it all.
As far as everything else? All is updated.. some this and that's were straightened up and or adjusted such as cleaner menus.. a couple less games etc... This is a beta... I wouldn't install it on anything... but any testing anyone could do would be great. Please report issues. Thanks.