woha, this is totally twisted and the opposite of what really happened: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47909640

GnuPG did not unilaterally implement new non-OpenPGP formats. it kept supporting the old version of the OpenPGP standard. it unilaterally decided to NOT CHANGE its implementation. it's not trying to derail anything. the lack of engagement came from everyone else refusing to listen to the idea that you can't just break compatibility like that.

I see it as the usual push from sw companies to replace important copyleft projects with company directed ones with business-friendly (user unfriendly) licenses.