@Rogue,
I certainly have no interest in arguing with you. I find it very interesting to get your input and hope that you speak for both Amiga Inc and Hyperion in your acceptance of the effort. If the OpenAmiga effort can start and be unburdened by Amiga Inc trying to kill it as they have done with other community efforts in the past, I would consider that a monumental step forward.
That being said, I digress.
I don't view this effort as wanting to impose any petty proprietary packages such as MUI or Reaction. I would see a standards committee as providing concepts and ideas of how things should work, not forcing people to accept one particular product or another. If anything, I would see them developing a wholly independent solution where necessary.
That's just me however, feel free to disagree.