alt Hacker NewsI think GNOME is what you get when devs think of themselves as "opinionated" and keep trying to chase the latest trends in UX.
The thing I like about KDE is that they adhere to the classic tried-and-true desktop experience while being ready and willing to accept that everyone has different preferences that they should accommodate. That is pragmatism, and that is treating your users with respect. (Whereas the GNOME philosophy is more, "our way or the highway.")
> everyone has different preferences that they should accommodate. That is pragmatism, and that is treating your users with respect.
I completely disagree. Not every product is made for every person. If you don't like it, use a different product. It's not like there aren't a plethora of desktop environments to choose from. There is obviously a sizeable portion of the desktop Linux market that finds GNOME to be a perfectly usable desktop environment.
Your comment is similar to asking why Tesla does not create cars with internal combustion engines.