I think they kind of felt backed into that corner by our existing policy, which says there’s only room for one Edition in a particular broad use-case or user-base (like “desktop”). There were several previous attempts to get a KDE edition by defining a more narrow segment, but those always felt a little bit like… the same proposal with eyeglasses and a fake mustache. So I can see why the proposers thought this was the only way.
This is what I asked for immediately when that Change was filed — I don’t think the Change Process is the right venue for the overall decision. (I also asked for the KDE team to discuss with the Workstation Working Group, in hopes that some collaborative solution could be found at that level.)
So, I think this request appropriate. It would require us to explicitly make an exception to the existing policy (or to change it entirely).
Personally, I’m in favor of a limited exception (one → two) for the desktop use case. It’s a big segment for us. The KDE team have been active and engaged, bringing together our community with the upstream.
I also think it doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game — there is plenty of room to expand Fedora usage on the desktop generally.
I do still have concerns about presenting this in a clear way to potential new users (and to journalists and youtubers and all the rest). And, about documentation, support, and so on. But I don’t think those are insurmountable.