[hoodoof]

>>Why?

Because somehow websites end up (can end up) looking great, but all those Linux desktops look shit. Things don't line up, the margins and spacing are wrong. It looks like it's made from a set of ill fitting phony knockoff lego bits that don't fit together.

If web browsers make it possible to design slick interfaces then the Linux desktop folks should get onto that quick smart.

Having said that, I guess that's what ChromeOS is eh?

[khedoros]

There isn't anything inherent to web design that makes it better-suited to creating "slick" interfaces. There's a lot of the culture of web design that I want to stay the hell away from my desktop, though.

To me, the web is for goofing off. It's where I'll read an article, post some comments somewhere, and leave. The desktop's where I get things done. I like Mate's interface (ditched Gnome at 3.x because I didn't like the new direction). KDE isn't terrible, but I feel like it gets in my way a little bit more.

> It looks like it's made from a set of ill fitting phony knockoff lego bits that don't fit together.

I remember when I would've described Linux desktops like that (about 15 years ago). You can still replicate that if you get too creative with your choice of themes and such, but I haven't found it distracting to what I use my computers for in....well, close to the last decade. Then again, I'm not a designer, so I tend not to notice or be bothered by some things that'd throw others into fits.

> Having said that, I guess that's what ChromeOS is eh?

It's neutered Linux. It's pretty enough, I suppose.

[cosarara97]

The linux folks are the least likely to switch. We love our comman line, text editors, launchers and window managers, thank you very much [1].

[1] http://reddit.com/r/unixporn