I'd prefer to see more easily-communicated DE standards and published levels of adherence, rather than moving to the uni-desktop.
Like if you want to select a desktop and are kind of new to desktop environments, maybe aim for the (imaginary example here) DE-5 level of standards-adherence. DE-4 and lower might suck in various ways even though they could have cool new features.
There are way too many benefits from the huge variety of DE approaches, including the benefit that Linux-critics often hide behind critique of a single desktop experience, which is lazy and attempts to steal focus from exactly this open, creative, diverse approach that is the jewel in the Linux ecosystem's metaphorical crown.
It's definitely great to see the groups working together on these projects that benefit everybody.
Like if you want to select a desktop and are kind of new to desktop environments, maybe aim for the (imaginary example here) DE-5 level of standards-adherence. DE-4 and lower might suck in various ways even though they could have cool new features.
There are way too many benefits from the huge variety of DE approaches, including the benefit that Linux-critics often hide behind critique of a single desktop experience, which is lazy and attempts to steal focus from exactly this open, creative, diverse approach that is the jewel in the Linux ecosystem's metaphorical crown.
It's definitely great to see the groups working together on these projects that benefit everybody.