While I think the article is garbage, I can definitely agree that the desktop is a problem. We need more people using Linux that are willing to make application

While I think the article is garbage, I can definitely agree that the desktop is a problem. We need more people using Linux that are willing to make applications easy to use. Unfortunately I worked with GTK a bit this weekend and wow is that a painful experience. I'm trying to find the video but unfortunately I can't right now. Either way, Linus made an excellent point in that the tools to make an excellent Linux desktop hadn't yet been developed until very recently and I'd agree with this. And with that said I'd say now is a better time than ever for some real advances in the desktop arena. Look at Elementary OS. I don't use it myself (Arch) but it does look quite nice and easy to use. On a another note I have plenty of non-technical friends all operating on Ubuntu. May not be the best distro to put someone on according to the FSF but you must admit that Ubuntu has brought things a long way. On boot they notice the Unity interface and say "Oh, it's like a phone". (Unity App bar)