Hello CP folks! A lurker and well-meaning WP user & dev here.
As most probably is well know by now, there’s a shaking event to the foundations of WP and its whole community.
As an outsider, I believe there’s a moment of great opportunity for CP because of this.
However, IMHO, there’s a fundamental weakness in the founding vision of CP, to allow it to become the natural new home of an eventual exodus from WP.
Namely, by deciding to get rid of Gutenberg, I’ve observed CP has now created a myriad of compatibility issues with the WP repository.
If CP could achieve a near 100% drop-in replacement with WP, and marketing it accordingly, CP could become the new WP, freed of MM influence, and aiming to keep the highest FOSS standards.
To achieve this, think there’s a rather easy and affordable approach. Namely:
Advertise CP: instead of essentially of it being “Instantly Familiar” i.e. “Gutenberg-free”, make it instead like “WP with a choice” i.e. Gutenberg-as-an-optional-plugin (which IMHO it should have been all along). That way, CP has a rather straightforward path to near 100% WP compatibility, and most importantly, a fresh and friendly management structure, for everybody from WP looking to jump ship in a mostly seamless way.
Technically, it should be a rather quick CP release and not much of a hassle, I believe.
Тhere are other interesting initiatives right now that could get united in a common effort, if CP management is open to reach out.
Please, CP leaders, give it at least a thought!
Thank you for your consideration.