System76, the company behind the popular Ubuntu-based Pop!_OS Linux distro, is developing COSMIC, a desktop environment currently in the alpha stage. It’s creating quite a buzz in the open-source community, with many users eagerly anticipating its release. Here’s why. For years, GNOME has been trying to “re-educate” users on how a desktop environment should work, often by removing key features that have been staples of the desktop experience for over three decades and introducing controversial c...