Ask Slashdot: Innovative Operating Systems/Distros In 2015?

iamacat writes: Back in 90s, we used Linux not only because of open source, but also for innovative features not found in commercial operating systems — better multitasking, network power features like slirp and masquerading, free developer tools for many languages. Nowadays OSX and Windows caught up in these areas and mainstream distros like Ubuntu dumbed down in default configuration. So where to go for active innovation like 3D/VR desktop, artificial intelligence, drag and drop ability to mash up UI of multiple apps or just drastically better performance? Something maybe rough around the edges but usable and exciting enough to use as daily desktop?

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Huh?

[gstoddart]

So where to go for active innovation like 3D/VR desktop, artificial intelligence, drag and drop ability to mash up UI of multiple apps

Holy crap, I just got bingo!!

rough around the edges but usable and exciting enough to use as daily desktop

Exciting?? What the hell? You want 'exciting' plug a Windows box direct to the intertubes with no firewall.

I heard some crazy guy has a "praise jeebus" operating system or something, but I'm pretty sure I have never once heard anybody say "gee, what I want is a desktop which is exciting to use".

New features which serve a purpose are good, but this screams of asking for pointless and shiny because you seem think it should be there.

Give me Tony Stark's Iron Man interface, and I'll be excited. Everything else is just pointless eye candy of people making something whiz bang which doesn't actually do anything.

Otherwise we're just resurrecting the SGI "Hey, this is UNIX" interface from Jurassic Park. (And, yes, it was a real interface.)

Now get off my damned lawn.