Oh, I didn't mean to imply that. I just wanted to point out that trying to fix this bug 'up front' might be a timesink. I think for conferences, you should try

Oh, I didn't mean to imply that. I just wanted to point out that trying to fix this bug 'up front' might be a timesink. I think for conferences, you should try to optimize the 'details' once you're at a point that your product could 'ship' :)