I think all the hand-wringing over fragmentation is misguided. Diversity is good. We have plenty of polished UX provided by big tech, but it comes with intrac

I think all the hand-wringing over fragmentation is misguided. Diversity is good. We have plenty of polished UX provided by big tech, but it comes with intractable downsides related to centralized control. Free and open source software provides a different tradeoff and value proposition, one that counteracts the natural forces towards market consolidation and centralized power that exist for software in a globally networked world. Yes, that means we have to work harder to motivate people to cooperate, but such is the cost of freedom.