Linux Desktop

I haven't been blogging much lately, as I have been rather busy with work.

But I have a few minutes tonight, and throught it time to write up about one subject that comes up often with some of my friends ( well at the least the IT ones ).

I've been a linux user for quite some time ( going back to early 2005 ) as my primary desktop OS, and i've been pushing and converting people to linux at every opportunity. But one of the things that i always have trouble with, is the lack of, for a better word, shine and polish.

Recently, with one of the Ubuntu ( the flavor of linux I run ) updates, I enabled the advanced desktop effects. They are fantastic. The effects on Ubuntu are managed by Compiz Fusion, in itself this has never been an issue. My problem is why did it take so long for this to be enabled to the masses. But my gripe is not just with desktop effects, but in the overall Look and Feel of applications on Linux.

One of the reasons that I decided to write this up now, is that i've come across a few people on the net who have started screaming a little louder about linux. One of these is Bryan Lunduke, one of the Hosts of The Linux Action Show ( http://www.lunduke.com ) http://www.lunduke.com/?p=223

He's right, take a look at some of the applications running on Linux.....they look exactly like they what they are, developed by developers with no concern for UI.

this is slowly improving, thanks to companies like Canonical, and others, but it's a long road ahead.

anyways enough for tonight, see you next time.