Contrary to the impression that GNOME’s advertising gives, GNOME 3 did not have a foundation of solid design principles, but of subjective and incomplete impressions of a few individuals.

Canonical and the developers of GNOME, an open source project led by the GNOME Foundation, have had an increasingly disharmonious relationship over the past year due, in part, to these design issues.

Canonical and the developers of GNOME, an open source project led by the GNOME Foundation, have had an increasingly disharmonious relationship over the past year due, in part, to these design issues.