Having a group of people come together and agree on some structure (i.e. governance) doesn't take anybody's freedom away. But such a group could hopefully achie

Having a group of people come together and agree on some structure (i.e. governance) doesn't take anybody's freedom away. But such a group could hopefully achieve more than all the "lone wolves" or small teams on their own. I think the big difficulty is that every person has their own taste and preferences when it comes to the desktop UI/UX and doesn't want to contribute to something that is somewhat different from that. It's easier for a company / organization which can hire people. The payment makes up for any small misalignment of ideas. But the article also talks about compatible interfaces, so all those fragmented projects could be used together in a meaningful way.