Re: gnome-wm

[Matt Brubeck <mbrubeck@cs.hmc.edu>]

On Oct 29, Colin Walters wrote:

> So I suggest we look at x-window-manager, and if it's metacity or
> sawfish, we accept that.  If not, we look for metacity or sawfish, and
> take one of them if present.  If neither are present, then we just use
> whatever is in x-window-manager.

This sounds like a good short-term fix.  In the long run, would it
be reasonable to create a new alternative named gnome-window-manager?
This would be more maintainable as new NETWM-aware window managers
become available.

We could also have a Provides: netwm-window-manager (or something), and
add a Recommends or Suggests to gnome-session.