I'm guessing there's no official decision about when and who provides it. But there are community people (including me) who would like to contribute to the 6 release tree.

What would it take to fold in, at present:

• Component updates, where available
• Existing community patches

I believe in the mantra: Release early, release often. Even if some issues aren't resolved for 6.1, it'd be better than no such release.