Nope. This is real.

Or, a blog post sharing one guy's opinion.

Did you actually read the post? I am not suggesting anyone builds anything new, instead that we are realistic in how much work is involved and distributions consolidate around something that already exists.

> Shiny GUI toolkits that are a huge pain to develop for, and non-free software gos against what the people who use GNU/Linux now want.

This is a yuuuge generalization. There are many Linux folks who want a slick consumer experience and there are many that want ratpoison and vim. :-)

This idea doesn't take away from the requirements that people have for a non-consumer desktop.

I wasn't asked to promote anything. I got a new toy and I wanted to share me using it.

You may think this is advertising, but you are wrong.

I absolutely promise it won't. I want him to be curious and I want him to be silly.

Amazing Iron Maiden album.

Thanks!

I say it like this: "hshffhshshdhdhdhshs", but then again, I do have an English accent.

You must be fun at parties.