Whenever you write "Linux", you actually mean "GNU/Linux". Properly giving
credits to the main project behind your OS matters.
Then, I repeat, GNOME Shell is a very efficient interface when controlled
with the keyboard. More efficient than GNOME 2. You should try it. Sure,
there is a need to change a little your habits (in particular to use Alt+[key
above Tab]).
About your affirmation:
If this is "community" then I have to say I'm disappointed - when a minority
imposes changes on an unwilling majority and is nasty to anyone who
disagrees, it's no longer a community but more of a dictatorship.
It looks like many users like GNOME Shell (at least in this forum);
You can (and do) use another desktop;
GNOME is free software and has been forked by users who did not like the new
paradigm: MATE is a fork of GNOME 2, Cinnamon is a fork of GNOME Shell (well,
more a set of extensions that totally revamp it).
There is no dictatorship with free software.
