We set the end goal of the Metadata plugin to be brought into WordPress core. This seems dangerous, and drives us towards producing something as speedily as we can. We are creating with use cases of today in mind. We are building software which lets you go farther with ease. It is 1903 and we are offering you a car. However, what happens when you realize that you live on a small island? That car does not make sense anymore. You want to go further. You need an airplane. Now, turn your car into an airplane. But that’s tricky, there are different considerations when you’re talking about aerodynamics required for flight speeds versus driving speeds.
As we will build software that eases the configuration of complex architecture, a year from now the use cases may be much different than what we planned for.