As you stated them, were about adding new things. About not doing everything at once.

Gnome is *harder* to configure now. Users are actively being limited.

Leaving things out; well - that just leaves a market for strap-ons (*chuckle*). Believe me when I say that the lack of a decent configuration tool is just that - a LACK. It will been seen that way and reported that way. It will make Gnome be described in the PC press (you know, the press that the 'targets' are reading) as 'hard to configure' and 'less flexible'. If you think that that is gonna win users, well, say hello to Bigfoot, Elvis, and the Tooth Fairy for me.

And I don't particularly *want* Gnome to go the way of VMS and Netware.