How does a non-static list of issues to resolve really help? The latest was added merely 4 days ago.

If anything, that's yet another way to justify not getting a stable release out there. It's the old "We can't release yet, still have bugs to fix!" trap that catches many software development teams.

There will always be some issues, so insisting on a vague notion of "perfection" becomes far more harmful than just getting at least something out there than users can actually use.