OSS runs by different rules. It's more about how many Devs can you attract you your project. The number of users is less important in a sense, though that usual

OSS runs by different rules. It's more about how many Devs can you attract you your project. The number of users is less important in a sense, though that usually has an effect on the number of Devs contributing to a project. So Gnome and KDE need more Devs to become better, and people only have so much spare time, which is why having corporate backers is also critical to projects.