> ...regardless of whether M$ accepts the pull request or not
They've already said that they won't accept the pull request, so...
> well your fork will still have the feature...
...we're left with what will potentially be a sea of forks, with no clear "best fork". Some might say that this isn't a big deal, but it is a significant point of friction.
I'm sorry if this comes through as offensive, but I would very much like to see all your points and research about the subject of this matter condensed into a single concise blog post and submitted to HN (if you've not already done so) instead of reading it from sporadic replies throughout the comments section of the related article(s).
They've already said that they won't accept the pull request, so...
> well your fork will still have the feature...
...we're left with what will potentially be a sea of forks, with no clear "best fork". Some might say that this isn't a big deal, but it is a significant point of friction.