Why can't we as a community come together instead of be

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Why can't we as a community come together instead of be at each others throats all the time?

>I'm noticing lately a sharp rise in the toxicity in various Linux communities

He has a point, and the Linux communities have always been toxic to one another. /g/ is a great example of this.

>It's OK to like different projects. Diversity is the life blood of Linux and free software. It's also OK to not like projects. But do we really *hate* projects?

While diversity is good, I think Linux should start becoming more uniform if it really wants some market share in the desktop market. It seems like GNOME will be the Linux desktop too since Ubuntu is now moving to it. Also Linus uses it as his DE.

>Hate is a wasteful emotion, and often provides nothing but tunnel vision and bad memories. Over time, vendettas form, and instead of providing any useful feedback, we default instead to leaving snarky comments and trying to deride the projects, eventually playing the victim card when we're called out.

Basically /g/ about anything.

>"SomeDistro's X is way better than OtherDistro's Y" - fine, so bridge the gap.

He brings up a great point. Instead of bitching about everything, why not improve everything?

>It's time to stop forming silos, and to embrace the diversity and beauty that is a collaborative free software world, that flourishes with so-called "coopertition". Consider wiping the slate clean, and reevaluate your approaches through fresh eyes.

I think it's time we all come together as a community and make Linux great (((again))).