Haha, you should take a look at Windows. Even MS does not follow the same style.

zdimension · on May 17, 2023

The average Linux desktop has never been fully standardized. The average Windows desktop today (let's say, W10/11) is descended from W7 which was arguably really consistent. Even if they took W7 and bastardized it by introducing 10 different design languages (Metro, Modern, Fluent, new Fluent, ...) there was something to build on top of. On Linux, there are some GNOME guidelines, there are some KDE guidelines, nothing really universal. As much as I dislike the general macOS experience, Apple got it right early on by simply forcing you to adhere to the general vibe of the OS

julianeon · on May 17, 2023

Fwiw I use the i3 window manager so whenever I see conversations about Gnome vs. KDE vs. whatever - I could care less. It's irrelevant to me. So that idea, that Linux isn't standardized, really resonates w me.

hulitu · on May 17, 2023

> On Linux, there are some GNOME guidelines, there are some KDE guidelines, nothing really universal

Because, although X has (or had) ICCCM, "we" can ignore it. Especially if "we" are desktop.org.