So, remove features -- even incredibly useful ones like f'ing drag & drop, no drag & drop across the entire interface! -- and kick back in Prince'ly fashion enjoying the cries of the masses.
What he's suggesting, depending on which of Machiavelli's kingdom types the author is referring to, is actually either the wrong approach (the people revolt [leave Gnome]) or the ruthless tyrannical approach (crush [ignore] the cries of the masses and force the prince's system on the people without any lenience [concessions]).
Blog poster basically comes across as a bit of a sociopath.
Gnome 3 is not "all" bad, BTW, but some of the (missing) functionality is a daily PITA.
"Blog poster basically comes across as a bit of a sociopath."
Seems like it represents the general view by users of the Gnome team. He points out that the perception of the Gnome team is anti-user, that they are tone deaf and don't care enough about the community. He doesn't argue against it, mind you, and then goes on to largely reinforce the correctness of the called-out viewpoint. He was reading The Prince and now he gets what all those dumb serfs were rioting about.
What he's suggesting, depending on which of Machiavelli's kingdom types the author is referring to, is actually either the wrong approach (the people revolt [leave Gnome]) or the ruthless tyrannical approach (crush [ignore] the cries of the masses and force the prince's system on the people without any lenience [concessions]).
Blog poster basically comes across as a bit of a sociopath.
Gnome 3 is not "all" bad, BTW, but some of the (missing) functionality is a daily PITA.