If you want it ... package and build it when building on 8 becomes available via CBS to SIGs. Should be early next week.
With the new initiative CentOS and Fedora Stream, wouldn't it be easier collaborate with Fedora SIGs to bring an updated version of Mate to CentOS
and build whatever you want to build. The question is ,, is someone going to do it.
I am not an expert here, I am very happy with GNOME but if there is anyone that will like to kick off the alternate desktop count me in.