> what changed in the perspectives of the language maintainers?
The original maintainers moved on to other projects and the new community maintainers came to a consensus through the proposal and governance process.
> what changed in the perspectives of the language maintainers?
The original maintainers moved on to other projects and the new community maintainers came to a consensus through the proposal and governance process.
No, that's not accurate. The same core people were involved.