> "From a consumer point of view, everything above the Linux Kernel is a mess." That's the sort of thing projects like systemd aim to fix. > "Want to develop

> "From a consumer point of view, everything above the Linux Kernel is a mess." That's the sort of thing projects like systemd aim to fix. > "Want to develop something for Linux? What's the display server? Proprietary or free drivers? What Desktop Environment? QT or GTK Application?" You don't need to concern yourself with the display server if you're writing using a library like Qt or GTK+, but it's not a hard question anyway (X.org now, Wayland/Mir in the future). Drivers wise, most devices only have one driver to choose from, the only exceptions are for the GPU, and if you want to play games the answer is clear (NVidia card, proprietary driver). Desktop environment doesn't matter, they all support X.org graphics frameworks. There are certainly challenges with Linux development, and there is a need for a bit more stability lower down the OS stack, but the situation is improving, and Windows proves you can offer both choice and stability. The only issue I see that is a time bomb with regards to Linux gaming is the sound stack, everything else appears to be improving.