The difference in ideology - ScummVM working with disassamblies of executables, while FreeSCI does it the clean-room way by reimplementing what can be noticed from the "outside" - pretty much stands in the way of a direct merge.

But there is SCI support for ScummVM coming, what we need is developers willing to help (*hint hint*).

As can be read there, the FreeSCI could use some help, too, with introducing the GSoC project into their tree; and, I'm sure, general devs wanting to build a clean-room SCI implementation as well.

So you must not have been a fan of Street Fighter II, Wolf3D, Galaga, Quake, S.T.U.N. Runner, Killer Instinct, San Francisco Rush, After Burner, Super Mario Bros., Sonic the Hedgehog, Starfox, Contra, Lemmings, etc., etc., etc.

Well, I for one enjoyed (and still do) Maniac Mansion, Zak McKracken, Indiana Jones 4, Monkey Island 1-3, The Dig, Day of the Tentacle, Loom, Sam'N'Max, Simon the Sorcerer 1+2, Broken Sword 1+2, Full Throttle, etc., etc., etc, instead...