> That's regardless of people "having the right to fork". Yes they do. But also yes, if they exercize that right, they do split a community and divert interest from a project to 2 projects.
You're not dividing the same-sized pie.
The alternative to a fork is a single project with fewer contributors.
The alternative to two communities is a single community that's not as large as the two would've been, with a good chunk of those remaining having unfulfilled wishes or unheard complaints.
The alternative to Vim as it is today is very likely Vim without a a few of its new features and improvements that came with Vim 8 and 9.
You're not dividing the same-sized pie.
The alternative to a fork is a single project with fewer contributors.
The alternative to two communities is a single community that's not as large as the two would've been, with a good chunk of those remaining having unfulfilled wishes or unheard complaints.
The alternative to Vim as it is today is very likely Vim without a a few of its new features and improvements that came with Vim 8 and 9.
Forks are good.