Yes, there is still the original bug (re-occurring after the reverts).
Matt's comment was accurate but related to the implementation of the fix
not th concept of the bug. If you switch two free-tag entry mode from fast
tag selection, the tags listed in the alist are not available for
completion.

The trick, it appears, is to fix this in a way that a) works with and
without Ido mode and b) doesn't also introduce the duplication that Matt
reported.

On Wednesday, April 11, 2012, Bastien wrote:

> Hi Mike,
>
> Mike McLean <mike.mclean@pobox.com <javascript:;>> writes:
>
> > The "bug" was after shifting to free tag selection mode, the
> > tags defined in org-tag-alist are not available for completion.
>
> Not sure I understand.  Do you suggest there is still a bug,
> considering that we want to skip to Matt's quote about "historical
> behavior"?  Please let me know if so.
>
> --
>  Bastien
>