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Re: x-session-manager alternative



On Tue, Dec 19, 2000 at 07:24:12PM +0100, Bas Zoetekouw wrote:
> What is the problem with registering gnome-session and kde-session as
> x-window-manager?

Because, duh, they aren't window managers?

A window manager isn't just something you define with an incoherent grunt.
It provides a very specific set of services handled via the X protocol.
Session Managers provide a different -- specific -- set of services defined
by the Session Management specification.

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