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I never used GNOME the moment that I learned it didn't have scroll sensitivity in the settings as a DELIBERATE decision. That was in 2018.

I just went to check again, and yes, even in 2026, GNOME devs are angry that you use a trackpad and not the specific mouse that the devs use.

I thought this was going to be about gnome's controversial design decisions.

In any case, I think the author is misguided, spending valuable energy in a futile endeavour.

Just use a patched version with your own fix. A lot of package managers make this trivial.

When I send code upstream, I don't care about it at all. If they ignore me, it doesn't affect me because I am already running my own version.

Nowadays, this is even easier because you can use llms to handle the possible merge conflicts during updates.

(2024)

> Because this isn’t my first rodeo, I can already foresee the criticism of this article: people are going to focus on my persona and my tone, not on what matters: GNOME‘s shitty practices.

> Let’s make one thing clear: even if Satan was the one providing a patch, if the patch is valid and fixes a real issue, you apply the patch, period. Why? Because that’s what is best for the users.

Amen