I cannot understand why this have to be this way. Every split weakens a project.
The fact that 60% of the people in the poll on the German cube-support-site want to use the cube-version instead is alarming (OK, 15 votes are not this much).
The "Official" XOOPS does not have to fear the CUBE right NOW. As a German saying says: "They only cook with hot water too". There are "bugs" in this version that are ancient.
But it seems that the adverbials? "secure" and "stable", which are the "headlines" of the CUBE attract more and more people. Perhaps the "Official" XOOPS heads missed to emphasize that "Official" XOOPS is secure and stable?
Just my two Euro cents.