GNOME Foundation's Microsoft Developer Account

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 10, 2026,
updated Jan 10, 2026

4.5 months ago: IBM Has Taken Control of GNOME

"GNOME is also trying to continue their path to degrade the GNU/Linux desktop experience until it is similar to or worse than Microsoft's," an associate explains. "Lately they're teaming up with Mozilla to eliminate middle click paste - something which I use continuously. However, I have avoided GNOME for decades ever since they started to sell out."

Those changes to Firefox would not only impact GNOME users but all users of GNU/Linux. That's a problem. █

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