RE: Progress being made
I think we know too little about what TRON is willing to do, before we can even discuss a good win/win agreement. Details matter when we want to seek common ground. I think we shall sit at the table with TRON (maybe Roy, not Justin) and play a lot of 'What If' scenarios, or at least let TRON inform us their position when we take such and such position; For many different scenarios. Sure, nothing agreed at the table. Discussions at home with the rest, the Steem community to see what their opinions are, and then next round, same thing, more talks, more What Ifs, back to community and so on and so fort, until we can make an agreement, or we decide to walk away.
All this can start before TRON takes an action wrt Steemit Inc owned Steem stake. Sure, it would be nice if TRON beforehand states it'll not sell it, but I don't think they will do that. If I was TRON CEO, I wouldn't give up this major card in hand that easy. He may think: Steem community has more to loose than TRON and him personally. And I think that may be right so.