I also got the sense that, when they talked to the Alma… — Lobsters: Newest Comments

I also got the sense that, when they talked to the Alma folks about it, they weren't ready to commit even to the v2 stuff. Clearly they've since decided to do that, but I don't think that they had when CERN approached them.
They did weigh the option of DIY'ing it, they said during the talk, and decided they didn't want to be in the distribution business again. It's not as simple as just not using the -march v2 or v3 flags, they'd also have to validate everything themselves.
https://lobste.rs/c/mw5tp1