Pretty sure I addressed it was dead. Maybe not as straight forward as "It's dead..." but as far as whether the Wc3:WoW Team is continuing development on Wc3:WoW, the answer is no.
I've recruited many devs over time and eventually, they all left. I tried to work on it myself, but I just don't have the time anymore or motivation to continue working on this project seriously.
I may work on terrain more later down the line, but not for official purposes. Mainly for fun! So yeah. Sorry to let everyone down, but hopefully the open release helps satisfy some of you enough.