I love the linux desktop, especially Gnome2. For me it's a godsend. I make heavy use of workspaces (got 6 of them atm), very handy to organise work/tasks, even

I love the linux desktop, especially Gnome2. For me it's a godsend. I make heavy use of workspaces (got 6 of them atm), very handy to organise work/tasks, even on dual monitor setups. It's very easy to move applications on another workspace or monitor, even without the use of a mouse. "Always on top" and "Always on the visible workspace" are great features that I use even right now (mplayer running in my upper-right corner while I type this). I use a distro based on RHEL6 that's super stable and don't have to put up with annoyances like rolling-release specific breakages and so on. All my laptop's hardware is well supported and just works. Firefox, Thunderbird and Libreoffice are excellent applications that more than meet my requirements. Virt-manager & kvm rock and Gnome-terminal is pretty damn awesome. I use Windows rarely and it feels like having my hands tied at the back. I know it's not for everyone, but for me, it has been the decade of the linux dextop. :-)