I've been following the progress of MooTools 1.2 for months and it looks as though we'll see the next version relatively soon. As excited for the next version as I am? Here a few links to get you up to date on the project's status:
What's New in 1.2 -- http://dev.mootools.net/wiki/whatsNew/1.2
MooTools Timeline -- http://dev.mootools.net/timeline
MooTools Roadmap -- http://dev.mootools.net/roadmap
MooTools - Trunk Download -- http://mootools.net/download/trunk
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