The OS/2 community really, is a marvel in that it is still so solid... yet so small... as is the OS itself.
This is a testament to the quality of its original design and its implementation. With regard to that aspect of it, IBM did an outstanding job.
I personally, still love the power and the ease of use, the way that programs still fit snugly into their own, respective, folder and thus, are completely transportable; Simply archiving and unarchiving of said folder onto whatever machine, and creating a Program Object for it is enough; All done. How many other OSes can claim that?
Still, it would be wrong to say that OS/2 hasn't suffered the fate of an orphaned child having been in too many foster homes; it's now an amalgam of many different-and-varied, ideas and is the bastard child that everyone loves to feel fickle about. But still there is the core pseudo-family that will not give up on it! And keeps it alive and mostly healthy.
But some appendages have become atrophied and at risk of becoming vestigial; And despite Darwin's unprovable and wildly speculative, claims about things becoming, evolutionarially, vestigial for a reason, in my opinion, this can never be good and certainly isn't now.
To continue, it's hardly necessary to say it, but your infusion of fresh, and powerful, blood has been quietly hoped for. And I, though I am only one, represent, (if unofficially), a train of others who are holding their breath wondering if it isn't all just a little bit too much to expect, and too good to last... for some future thoughts are more pleasant than others. And there have been many er... attempts... in the past... accompanied by many powerful words!
However... while your words are many, they are quickly followed by aggressive, and positive, action... (which is potentially, one of the finer characteristic of military training).
Whichever way that Fate follows, I'd like to say a thoughtful "thank-you" for your efforts. My skills are not in programming so I can only stand outside the work area and applaud; and I am applauding now.
Thank-you.