Would one more release candidate be in order?

I know there is a huge desire to release CI v4 in February and I'm totally in on that goal. But...

There have been a large number of commits since RC3 last October. Lots and lots of code and documentation changes. Wouldn't it be useful to get the current state of the "develop" branch in front of the widest audience possible for the next few weeks?

I know, I know. It represents a lot of work to consolidate all the pieces needed even for a release candidate. And with the sad, sad loss of Jim, we're in a tough spot trying to find someone to handle all he did to put RCs together. (And Lonnie cannot do it all!!!) But I still think it's the right thing to do.