Ask HN: Pre-Release Linkage

Last weekend, my friend and I successfully competed in the NY Times Open Hackday, and were able to emerge with a working prototype that we (and the judges, evidently) were quite pleased with. We were just sent an e-mail from the New York Times, asking for permission to post our project, and asking what kind of post we would be comfortable with (a URL, screencaps, etc.).

My partner and I agree that our application is not ready for public release. There are still interface changes to be made, and the code that is providing our data feed needs to be optimized. However, we are torn on whether we want to get the link published. On one hand, it would be great publicity to have a link affiliated with the New York Times; on the other, it could appear half-baked to anyone considering using it right now as a serious application.

We have come up with a compromise that I believe is appropriate. Since we are both students, we simply don't have time right now to finish the application (but probably will a couple days after the post goes life, i.e. this weekend), but want the publicity. We think that having a notice come up, explaining that "we're still working on it" or something of the sort, and that we know bugs exist.

Thanks for your thoughts!