Yeah, sorry about that @lah7. Looking back, I was not seeing the context of the initial post which made me go off like a firecracker. I spun it way out of context, and bled my heart out in those responses. I didn't understand if what Stephan was on about is sarcasm or a serious suggestion that MATE developers accommodating Windows users is a compromise to the intentions of MATE and this very beautiful distribution of Ubuntu which I am pleased to say I am a (probably) respectable member of this community.
Looking back, it seems like he was being sarcastic as his last response in the split post seems contrary to the response I was going on about. About his age, now knowing he's eighty years old it is pleasant to see such generational diversity in the Linux userland et al and I apologize for any offense I casted toward @stephenboston. They were all off-the-cuff, disorderly responses under the assumption of his age based upon the subjective maturity of the initial post, which coloured quite heavily my attitude toward him.
What I won't take back: his objection to making the OS stupid-simple. It is still the core reason many Windows users flock to Ubuntu at all and the reason why I will still advocate for any desktop using MATE, with this one in particular because of its ease facilitating increased user retention post-conversion from Windows or with dual-boot use. If there's a hill to die on, it's that one. I just don't want the desktop to be so absurdly simple that I cannot be allowed even icons on the desktop, which is what GNOME Shell is doing, and what I believe Stephan was also objecting to.
I am sure there is deliberation on what to do with me. Don't hold back; I'll accept whatever punishment is deemed appropriate for my actions. I'll still love you all and understand any further action taken against me so long it is reasonable and fairly administered with precedent.
