Sadly, this is the nature of open source and decentralization. If your code can be easily forked, if consumers have freedom and control instead of an authoritar

Sadly, this is the nature of open source and decentralization. If your code can be easily forked, if consumers have freedom and control instead of an authoritarian entity gatekeeping what can be done with their software, then fragmentation will occur. As users tweak and change systems and software to meet their needs, a variety of options and choices become available. Each branch on the tree results in further fragmentation. For the standard user this is a bad thing as it means they can't just learn one widespread system. For users like me this is a boon, because it gives variety. If I don't like how Gnome works, I can use KDE, if I don't like APT I can use YUM. If I don't like SystemD, I can use another INIT system.