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What does Linux (the kernel) have to do with UI? Unless you are creating kernel extensions, you don't directly interact with the Kernel?

You mean Gnome 3? There are other desktops.

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"There are other desktops" is a symptom of endless tinkering with the UI.

Or a recognition that one-size-fits-all doesn't work.

Different desktops have different goals.

I completely agree. I like having choice too. But for mass adoption you need a polished solution that works out of the box, not a bunch of Lego. The answers to users complaining shouldn't be "have you tried alternative software X?"

I think Gnome being the next default for Ubuntu will solve that problem, but mass adoption requires more than that.

Exactly this yes.

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