This is not the first time those people have complained about Jigsaw by any stretch; it is the first time it has come to a vote and people felt it was worth to summarize the arguments. Oracle didn't even think Jigsaw was ready for a long time, which is why it didn't _even come to a vote previously_ and has delayed Java 9 by months. The release cycle was supposed to be 2 years, and Jigsaw is the only reason it isn't.

Jigsaw has been a project for... a decade? now. That isn't a consequence of easy consensus.

It is the first time people who aren't voting, Java programmers, could realistically try Jigsaw.