Very very exciting news! It seems there will be many different Lightning Networks

yes its good that there will be at least 2 teams competing for the best second layer solution.
I'm still not sure i like second layers scaling, but at least there's a good chance this health competition results in a strong second layer.
Will thunder go from alpha to beta, then to release faster than it takes lightning to go to release? The one with the first mover advantage will probably win the competition. All the publicity I read was about lightning, and now it seems thunder might beat lightning to market.