Hmmm I did not know this, but I am also not very surprised really. There are so many customizations they've made in post versions though that I imagine this pro

Hmmm I did not know this, but I am also not very surprised really. There are so many customizations they've made in post versions though that I imagine this probably isn't the first time they did not offer an upgrade path. They are also very slow in supporting the latest LTS builds. I think people should move on to something like Ubuntu Budgie when they want a simple and clean experience for themselves or others. Ubuntu Budgie keeps their LTS and interim builds in sync very well with upstream Ubuntu and upstream Budgie & I have never seen fossfreedom shoot down a PR that makes sense. He's often encouraged others to contribute to the distro in very healthy and normal ways.