Comment 167 for bug 25830

(In reply to comment #27)
> Edward, who is this "we"? Some people have been working on the back-end changes
> needed to fix this correctly. If you think you can do a better job, feel free
> to fix the bug -- notice the "helpwanted" keyword.

Sorry if my info is out of date. From this bug report, the only signs of
activity in 5 years are vague mentions of internals and one extension 2 years
ago. If something's being done, there's no indication here. What is the
current state of affairs?