I want to thank everyone who has participated in this thread. It is quite encouraging to see an engaging discussion such as this one.
I am in the process of writing a blog post summarizing this thread and setting out a way forward. While there has not been a clear consensus on what unification will look like, I do feel there is enough consensus that this should be taken further to flesh out the details.
As a heads-up, the remaining strategy discussions will be about-
- Better support for Packaging users
- Phasing out legacy systems
- Supporting each other in the community
- Encouraging long-term contribution
The second part of the strategy discussion is now live. I would like to invite everyone who has engaged in this thread to continue the discussion with the second part of the strategy discussions.