If the situation was that ciper suites based on NIST algorithms were being forced out from TLS and replaced with the new suites I might have agreed. But that is

If the situation was that ciper suites based on NIST algorithms were being forced out from TLS and replaced with the new suites I might have agreed. But that is not the case. The new cipher suites with new algorithms (yes developed by DJB) just adds to the suites availble. They present an alternative to the NIST monoculture. Complement, not replace. Also, there is now a cipher suite with AES in OCB mode. And the licensing terms as stated in the ITEF IPR disclosures makes the mode easier to use. There are also a draft for Argon2 as KDF (an algorithm not by DJB). I was more worried when everything seemed to end up being based on AES. Not because its a bad algorithm, but beacuse we didn't have a fallback. That is actually why the ChaCha-Poly1306 suite came about. RC4 was no longer a usable fallback for AES.