I’ll admit, I think one of the thickest barriers to entry regarding Linux is variety. I love variety, but general end users don’t adjust well to change (IMHO). Thus enter the stage: Portland. So, what does this mean to the end user? This means that, eventually, the UI throughout linux will all look similar — regardless if it is designed to utilize GTK, QT or anything else (that is, if it is built off the Portland standard).
And as a runner-up, worth mentioning, the user driven Tango Desktop Project
October 12th, 2006 at 9:10 pm
That name is really going to mess with me.
This is a really important step. Inconsist UI is one of the main barriers for me to switch to a fulltime Linux desktop.
PS
You are very deep, but I don’t think all your posts truly deserve to remain “Uncategornized”