Is see the freedom of choice as one of the core benefits of Open Software. But losing power users to other distributions is bad for software that depends on use

Is see the freedom of choice as one of the core benefits of Open Software. But losing power users to other distributions is bad for software that depends on user contribution and support. If the people that contribute most of the knowledge to discussions on forums and IRC channels switch to other distributions live isn't getting better for the amateur-user, it is getting worse. If user contributions are part of your business model you should also try to appeal to those users that are capable of delivering contributions.