Now that I’ve gotten the objective post out of the way - instead of opening a dialogue with us, he has decided to publically smear and mock both the project and the individuals working on it, as well as creating a highly toxic atmosphere for further development.

He is also a member of the GNOME Foundation as well as a prominent figure within the GNOME Design efforts and irc room, meaning that open door invitation to collaborate on making the status of Adwaita better and further contribute on the visual design of the ecosystem is soured and closed. And, with that, our relations with the GNOME Project start to further break apart.

This is so antithetical to the idea and philosophy of open source development it’s absurd. The fact he would have the gall to actively mock the words of specific people within this community astounds me. Brilliant

EDIT: Most of what was upsetting about this article personally appears to have been addressed. The original post used more heated and pointed language that put focus on the community rather than the decisions. I’ll leave this post up for posterity. Please do read the article for your opinion. Thank you!