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Comment by alturp

3 hours ago

The so-called fragmentation people criticizes in the comments is also a strength for free software systems in long term.

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lionkor  3 hours ago

Fragmentation means competition, and competition is usually good as long as it lasts

  • alturp  2 hours ago

    exactly and in case of free software it is not even competition with financial incentive and (not always) so many projects can live long without a good output because of this. i think many people do not appreciate the usefulness of 'non-useful' things