If you haven't heard yet, Spout appears to be moving away from Bukkit and making their own server software. What are your thoughts on this? Will you switch to Spout?
Do they move away because of design differences or experience or a clash between the developers?
from the post linked in the OP
First of all, many members in the community have been disappointed by the lack of acceptance of new API or pull requests. A month or so ago, Bukkit rolled out their plans for Bleeding, but it seems to be ineffective so far. Every API that is considered for being added has to have a use that the Bukkit team agrees with. This is where we begin to have disagreements. We would rather add the API and then see what the plugin developers do with it. We feel that Bukkit's current philosophy only slows down innovation rather than contribute to its growth and creativity.
Secondly, we, like many other members of the Bukkit community, find that a cloud of secrecy floats around the team. Many believe that this is a very unhealthy state for an open source community project. A project should be driven by its community and users. It seems that the team writes grandiose posts about what is in store for the future, but don't fully follow through or do so in a very private manner. Many were excited for the bleeding concept, however, some have been disappointed with its progress. While in two months it might start turning into what we'd had hoped for, we can't wait for Bukkit forever.
source: http://forums.getspout.org/threads/new-years-resolutions.487/
from the post linked in the OP