Gruber knew this was coming for years (http://blog.codinghorror.com/the-future-of-markdown/ http://blog.codinghorror.com/the-future-of-markdown/) and had repeat

Gruber knew this was coming for years (http://blog.codinghorror.com/the-future-of-markdown/ http://blog.codinghorror.com/the-future-of-markdown/) and had repeatedly made it clear he dislikes the idea and won't approve. Waiting for Gruber to do something regarding Markdown is an exercise in futility.