The change from GNOME 1 to 2 was much greater than the change from 2 to 3, and there were people who complained (and attributed malice to GNOME contributors) on

The change from GNOME 1 to 2 was much greater than the change from 2 to 3, and there were people who complained (and attributed malice to GNOME contributors) on both occasions. The project has a point of view: that software freedom should be accessible and usable for everyone. If that doesn't excite you, cool. But it has improved the entire FLOSS / Linux stack over the last couple of decades, whether you use GNOME or not.