I just wanted to share a post I wrote tonight about including child themes in the WordPress directory.
I think its something all of us here at Theme Hybrid would fully support -- it'd make our lives a bit easier and could really give theme frameworks a big push forward.
I'd really love to get some feedback and ideas as well as make some noise about the subject so that it becomes a priority.
http://developdaly.com/wordpress/child-theme-inclusion-in-the-wordpress-directory/