In reply to Daniel James.

Transparency is definitely lacking and regardless of whether that's intentional or not, it sure can be frustrating. My best guess is that these conversations do happen in the public forum but they are blips on Slack or a Twitter thread that goes unnoticed.

When it's all over, the Gutenberg rollout would make for a great social experiment study.

I think the reactionary tone by the community is purely because it all feels forced. There's nothing inherently bad about Gutenberg. When people use it they like it.

It's an awesome addition to WordPress and concept and like every new project, it needs work. Most importantly though, you need to compromise early and often.

For example, this TinyMCE news could have been a part of Gutenberg discussion since Day 1.

Give people options. If the options already exist, just include them. If you don't want to use Gutenberg then don't. If folks want to keep the Classic Editor well beyond 2021 and there is someone brave enough to maintain it, let them.

Instead, focus on how those parts can co-exist in harmony and give their respective developers as much freedom and resources they require. The community will be better for it.