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Re:Cosmic DE update: System76's new Linux desktop environment by wmf on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @04:57PM (#34602849)
Nah, if GNOME never existed either KDE would have fragmented or people would have invented other DEs. You can't wish away diversity.
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Re:Cosmic DE update: System76's new Linux desktop environment by still_grokking on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @07:50PM (#34604713)
Why would KDE fragment, if it actually didn't?

Also there are quite some other DEs. Only that there are just two big ones. If one of the big ones would not exist there would be a default one with the greatest market share.

Normal people don't reinvent the wheel when there is no need for that…

There was no need to split KDE. And Gnome exist solely for political reasons. Like I said, look at the history.

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