[XCSSA] What are the most innovative Linux Desktop Technologies in past 5 yrs?

[xcssa@xcssa.org]

Hey all.. I'm putting some finish touches on my "Linux Desktop" presentation 
for tomorrow night's Open Source Fest presentation... and wanted to get some 
of your feedback on what YOUR all think some of the most innovative changes 
in Linux have been in the past 5 years that specifically have helped advanced 
Linux as a usable Desktop system.

I'm not just talking about themes and nice GUI stuff.. but also want to 
include important subsystems in the OS like:
-Better Auto removable media support thought the evolution of the 
udev/hotswap, automounter and dbus subsystems 
-Better unified sound subsystem and device support (ALSA, OSS, etc)
-XF86 to xorg transition
-Auto hotplug /dev/input/ device support
-Better hibernate through continuing APM->ACPI kernel and chipset support
-OpenGL Desktop effects via XGL and AIGLX
-Better CUPS and printer driver support
-Better hardware detection and installers
-More GUI tools & less CLI dependence
-More/Better package management and repository options
-Autopatching (aka yum, multi-distro apt, yast, etc)
-Continued KDE/Gnome development under a unified menuing system (some distros)
etc...

What do YOU think makes linux a better desktop system now over five years ago?

Tweeks