I recall he saying it MAY allow region free.
Regardless, it's still progress. The possibility of allowing region free or not is still something to hope for.
It's absolutely disgusting when I see a bunch of pirates insult other people's dedicated work they contributed to the scene. And then we wonder why developers are not releasing their work? If you have no interest towards his work, there is no reason to even view the page or comment.
PS. I am generally speaking.