The community certainly has come forward. One of the big players at the moment is the Korean Community. There is a witness whale in that community which is supporting both 7 of the old witnesses as well as the TRON witnesses, maintaining the status quo, while making demands in order to receive their full support. You can find the post of their demands in the link below.

https://steemit.com/hive-101145/@sct/proxy-token-proxy-token-witness-voting-policy