I think people are misreading Esmail's tweet. He wrote that he won't be remaking Moore's version. That is very different from saying it's not a reboot. If the show has a ship named the Galactica and characters named Adama and "Starbuck" then it's a remake or re-imaging.
NBC announced today that a flagship property on its new streaming service, Peacock, will be a reboot of Battlestar Galactica from Sam Esmail (Mr. Robot, Homecoming).
The reboot has been "blessed" by Ron Moore, who noted that Sam is a "rabid fan" of Moore's re-imaging. News is still dripping in...