I am getting a bit tired of those articles on "linux on the desktop". I started using Linux in 1997 and it has been my main work os (linux on the desktop) sinc

I am getting a bit tired of those articles on "linux on the desktop". I started using Linux in 1997 and it has been my main work os (linux on the desktop) since 2000. I have used Gnome 1, Gnome 2, Xfce 3, Xfce 4, E16, E17, KDE Plasma 5. I have used Linux on x86 (laptop+desktop+server), amd64 (laptop+desktop+server), ppc (laptop), arm (home server). I use X.Org. For me, it totally works on the desktop. And since I really want to use Linux as a desktop os, I take into account the limitations and live with them. That means I stopped using nvidia gpus and just use an amd gpu or the built-in intel. That also means that to this day I still check linux hardware support before buying hardware. I live with the fact that not all games are gonna run on Linux. I bought games from Loki, I was very happy with the work from Ryan Gordon (icculus). I am happy with smaller indie games that run on Linux, since I no longer have the time to invest in big AAA titles anyways. I am a software engineer myself and do sometimes contribute to open source projects in my free time, when something is bothering me enough. Linux does not have to gain a big market share as a desktop os to become a success, it has proven itself and it is a huge success already. Even Microsoft is investing to make the use of Linux painless from within Windows. I assume that they are aware that certain development tools just work better on Linux and that deployment in the cloud most of the time means deployment on Linux. So if Linux on the desktop does not satisfy your personal requirements, you are probably better off using another os. A lot of the issues that are mentioned in this list (and others) are often personal preference, just wrong, or well known. However, the thing that bothers me the most is new users insisting that Linux should behave differently than it has done for a very long time, because that would be more convenient for users coming from another os... and it 'has' to change so that Linux can finally become the major desktop os! I believe a lot of Linux desktop users use the os as a work(station) os and I think that there should always be some respect for existing users. And I say that both for new users coming to Linux and for existing Linux projects that want to draw in new users or just want to change things to change things. When you use a tool to get work done and get it done as efficiently as possible, there is nothing more annoying and frustrating than having to deal with unnecessary changes in your tools.