Moving Toward a Single Linux UI?

Anonymous writes "With the releases of Fedora 9, Hardy Heron and OpenSuSE 11 so close together, it's looking more than ever like an evolution to a common interface for major Linux distributions. Here's a compilation of screen shots and descriptions that make it appear to be the case. Would this be a good thing or a bad thing?" There are plenty of other options out there, of course, even considering only Linux distros that are based on Gnome and KDE, and plenty of wilder (or at least less common) desktops to choose from besides.

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Winners and losers

[overshoot]

Anyone looked at KDE 4.0?

I cranked it up in a VM and had to look twice to be sure it wasn't GNOME. Most of KDE's signature customizability is gone, and (like GNOME) it's not just a matter of missing GUIs for tweaking settings; the settings themselves are gone into hard code.

Whether we like it or not, turnabout is nearly complete: GNOME, which started out as a GPL-purity alternative to KDE, has become Microsoft .NET for Linux; at the same time, KDE (although still pure GPL) has set a new direction of becoming a GNOME-alike with different internals.

Let me be the first to hail our new diminutive overlords!

Re:Multiple UI is probably a good thing.

[penguinstorm]

You've acknowledged that this:

> I'm all for choice.

and this:

> True, that can make it a challenge for Linux
> adoption,

are somewhat contradictory statements, which makes me impressed with your willingness to not make bold biased statements with little merit or grounding in reality.

The "right" answer depends on your goals, and there's probably more than one right answer.

Re:They already have a common UI.

[shadwstalkr]

looking at my nice OS X GUI after looking at my Gnome desktop all day at work makes my eyes feel better.

Well there's your problem!

Re:They already have a common UI.

[kars]

And got laid just as often, I'll bet.