I'm in favor of a new DE being developed if they can bring it to maturity. The existing DEs may be good enough for most current users, but it seems that there's

I'm in favor of a new DE being developed if they can bring it to maturity. The existing DEs may be good enough for most current users, but it seems that there's still something missing to work better for more casual users without relegating them to only running Chrome apps. Aside from the technical issue mentioned in links, the ability to execute efficiently on a long-term vision needs autonomy which isn't compatible with working within a large established development group with their own directions. I personally still choose Xfce, but welcome to seeing what System76 comes up with and may switch down the road if it strikes a good balance between simplicity and capability available to power users.