Homestead will hit within a week, it is a hardfork, I assume the entire go ethereum package needs to be updated before then to continue mining.

Been using this since release, works like a charm.  For me the value is ease of use and setup.  I've been mining as a hobby for over 2 years and while I don't consider myself particularly adept at linux I've certainly spent hours and possibly days of my life setting up various mining clients on ubuntu over the years.  I really value the simplicity and time saved by using this disto (and others like it, previously BAMT and PIMP)

I don't know why this thread and the old one are troll magnets with people jumping down Dev's throat about charging money for his OS, personally I don't see a problem paying someone for a service they put hundreds of hours into.  40$ for hassle-free mining is fine by me, and is better than spending hours of slogging though google and desolate forum posts for answers. 

I'm glad Kotarius implemented an update feature, I was a little worried that there would be no future development, but this helps instill confidence moving forward.  Overall I've been very happy with this product so far. 

@Kotarius, will you be providing an update for the homestead release?