> why have new implementations not sprung up by now? Nobody wants to yet? FWIW, while there aren't multiple reimplementations of the core yet, there ARE multi

> why have new implementations not sprung up by now? Nobody wants to yet? FWIW, while there aren't multiple reimplementations of the core yet, there ARE multiple GUI and wrapper projects that fulfill various needs, if you're just looking for outside contribution as a health measure.