I don't understand. They have said they want to make a desktop that has a certain set of properties X. They have repeatedly said that they will only make a desk

I don't understand. They have said they want to make a desktop that has a certain set of properties X. They have repeatedly said that they will only make a desktop with a certain set of properties X, and any proposals to the contrary will be rejected. Yet people outside the project still persist in trying to make it into a desktop with some other properties Y. Continuing to tilt at that windmill seems irrational. FWIW, I love Gnome as is. I don't know how many people like me exist. The only thing I miss is the tree view in Nautilus, which is coming back in 44.