Linux distro/desktop competition

[markw-FJ05HQ0HCKaWd6l5hS35sQ at public.gmane.org]

I run [K]Ubuntu at home and use R HEL at work. I Really like the package
management that is provided by Ubuntu (I know its debian), but RedHat has
the corporate cred for business.

What bugs me is that although they are both Linux with similar versions of
tools and kernels, the esoterica of system management are almost entirely
different. Then there is KDE vs GNOME too.

I know I'm just voicing a long time gripe, but isn't it time that the
"leaders," site down and make these things a published standard? I know it
has been tried for a long time since LSB and other attempts, but at some
point it has to happen. The fact that it is a hard thing to do does not
mean it is not possible.

I mean come on, why can't KDE an GNOME use the same file layout? It's jut
petty immature crap that they don't. Why do they need different (99% the
same information) X start up scripts? Different menu files and
directories. Different icon and art directories? You can get the two to
use the same art work, mostly, just by copying, in my book, that's a
waste.

Network configuration, environment variables, standard file locations,
etc. These need to make sense for corporate IT to consider Linux more.

How does it all get fixed?

Just a little Friday rant.

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