I mean, I get that, I’m not saying they aren’t free to pursue their own projects, just that it should wait until a basic framework is worked out that all clients can use.
Do you know anything about ROM development? Usually one or two of the bigger teams work on bringing up the new OS version, ground zero roms was famous for this and their GZOSP base was what most of the roms were built on top of. DU was famous for bringing up new versions as well, so it wasn’t really a surprise that development stagnated once Alex called it quits.
So, you have developers free to create whatever they wish, but let’s get the important shit done first so everyone can enjoy it and stop worrying about building a reputation.