Sounds good.
With the whole VERO policy, I was always of the opinion that if you're gonna attempt to deny other people the ability to move this hobby forward using this technology, at least offer the community a viable alternative. So this is a step in the right direction.
But as others have mentioned, for many people there's the issue of affordability, if and when this board is released. No matter how advanced this board may end up being, $300+ per unit won't exactly make these fly off shelves.