gregp203

I saw the Linux episode the other day. There is no doubt Linux is the best as server and embedded but as a desktop it isn't quite there yet ( the last time I checked). I have worked on linux and unix servers every working day for over 10 years and occasionally a Linux desktop during that time.
There always some people saying to use linux as a desktop and newer more polished distros with the aim for use as a desktop are created everyday. I think LTT can use there staff as a panel to review linux desktop distros like they did for the keyboard switches. All distos can be reconfigured to look like each other or customized to meet everyone's perfect idea of a desktop but most people wont invest that effort, so the review should be based on out-of-the-box configuration. 
 
The criteria that I would like to see reviewed are.
Aesthetics - look and feel - we spend all day on our desktops why should we look at ugliness all day Comfort  - choice of font, dithered gui elements and fonts, look and scale of icons, if animations add comfort or are annoying Layout - do docks and panels add to easy-of-use or get in the way, are window frames to ornate and use up screen real estate or too sparse ... Ease of use - there are window managers with great layout options but require using keyboard commands, can you hot plug usb thumb drives and common accessories  Organization -  can you find an application or feature quickly. Does it make sense how it is organized so if something new is added you know how to find it whether it is settings, applications, or docs, downloads, and media files, recent files?   Applications offered out of the box - tools and accessories like file browser , web browser, media player -  does it give you watered down over simplified applications, does it give you too many applications that most wont use or 5 different terminal applications that do the same thing. Ease of customization - can it be customized to benefit the above criteria with a few simple steps    Unique feature out of the box - it benefits the above criteria How does it compare to windows and macOS I think we all want to see linux desktop compete with windows and macOS.
I think a episode for each distro since this space is always evolving it could be an on going series.
I would create a youtube channel for this myself but I think it would be best if distros were reviewed by a panel instead of just my opinion.
LTT has it's staff and viewer that can provide that panel. This series could also drive the Linux community/industry to work towards making a Linux desktop that can compete or exceed Windows and macOS by giving them criteria to drive and innovate to.