I am bit slow between the ears sometimes. Sometimes things take a long time to sink in and when they do, I have a "duh!" moment. I had one recently in an outlet of well known, computer chain store.
Making the Linux desktop visually harmonious will become easier when Trolltech's QT 4.5 arrives in early 2009, with the announcement that QgtkStyle has been added to QT 4.5's development tree.
If PC-BSD is to be a serious contender alongside the Ubuntus, Fedoras, Mandrivas and OpenSUSEs of the computing world, there is still some work to be done on that proclaimed 'ease-of-use' issue.