caveat being they follow core as a reference client
bitcoiners cant defend against core issues by using the other brands, so we need to ensure core dont overstep

also when core make a significant change but the other brands dont blindly copy the change, forks can happen where the other brand is treated as an altcoin, due to core dominance treating core as the sole brand of bitcoin

the other brands are only independent' in regards to the aesthetics of the GUI, they have no dominance/power to make their own proposals