The changes to make Linux accessible on the desktop will be in the user interfaces of things like Gnome (Gnu Network Object Model Environment) and KDE (K Desktop Environment), rather than in anything we do.
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Everything else in the free software world gives you a package and the best package or distribution is used. The fact KDE and Gnome exists suggest they serve different groups of users, ... KDE provides more configuration and control, and Gnome more ease of use while giving up that control.
The new LSB desktop group will be dealing with more than just KDE and GNOME issues though. It will be dealing with all issues dealing with interoperability, ... everyone at the table, and motivated to make the Linux desktop a success, everyone will be seeking a consensus. This may not mean making developers choose between KDE and GNOME, but instead finding a way to make it easier for ISVs to create applications that can easily work with both.
We cannot choose one desktop over the other - Gnome or KDE - because there's users for both code bases.