I think the goal of a single, quality "desktop linux" (or really a "free desktop", whatever kernel drives it), in the face of so much software diversity, is a l

I think the goal of a single, quality "desktop linux" (or really a "free desktop", whatever kernel drives it), in the face of so much software diversity, is a lofty and improbable goal. The only issue probably is to match an ideal ("all IT departments use free software") with the practicality ("there is too much software diversity") with a fear that our current free software will fall out of favor with people seeking to work on and maintain software. It is unfortunate though that some free competitors to commercial software still struggle a bit. GIMP has worked fine for my rather simple image editing needs though. I think mobile is another beast, I'm not going there yet :D