If you'd like to get up to the minute Nexus Maven Repository Manager release status and other thoughts, you can follow the project on Twitter:
http://twitter.com/SonatypeNexus
And if you're interested in the random thoughts of other Sonatype Crew, you can find them at:
M2Eclipse: http://twitter.com/m2eclipse
Brian Fox: http://twitter.com/brian_fox
Jason van Zyl: http://twitter.com/jvanzyl
Eugene Kuleshov: http://twitter.com/euxx