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It's not the "Gnome users" that wanted to create something different - it's the Gnome developers that did.

It's the developers prerogative to do with their project whatever they want.

If you build a house for yourself you can do whatever you wish inside it. If you turn your house into a homeless shelter then you no longer can. Same if you take over management of an existing public building.

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