Gnome developers actually appear to look at Linux as an operating system and an ecosystem. Linux development and use had become unimaginably complicated and fr

Gnome developers actually appear to look at Linux as an operating system and an ecosystem. Linux development and use had become unimaginably complicated and fragmented. Choice in Linux is a good thing, so I’m not against the fragmentation. At the same time, choice also means I should be able to choose an OS that keeps things simple for both devs and users. And that’s what Gnome (and others such as the Fedora devs) appear to be aiming for. Ubuntu used to play this role, but Canonical has built a consistent reputation of creating an alternative, splitting the community, and then abandoning it a few years down the road.