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[ttosttos Sa <ttosttos@xxxxxxxxx>]

IMHO, the decision on default WM for Luna should be rather simple.
Let's go with what Precise uses.  The goal is to release Luna when
"it's ready", not when "it's perfect".  It's hard to believe that
Compiz is good enough for Precise and not for Luna.  We're holding
back a lot of great developments from current and potential elementary
users.

Having said that, it's awesome to see the type of innovation that Gala
brings.  I'd suggest to actively develop it under a L+1 series, so
users can enjoy it not too long after Luna. Let's name the release,
let's create the series and hack away.  The fact that there's a steady
stream of ideas and people willing to work on them is a testament to
the health of the dev community.  Let's just channel those efforts, so
the larger community of users can benefit.
My .2c.

--ttosttos

On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 12:11 PM, Cody Garver <codygarver@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> After a couple weeks of debate over what will be the default window manager
> for Luna (I know what you're thinking, it's kind of late for that, right?)
> the gauntlet has been thrown!
>
> A deal has been brokered between Shnatsel, technical architect of elementary
> OS, and the team (tom95, gardengnome85 and ricotz) behind the new
> libmutter-based window manager, Gala.
>
> Gala will be made default window manager in the Luna dailies for a trial of
> two weeks. If the major bugs this presents are not squashed within the trial
> period, Compiz 0.9 will win the role of default window manager.
>
> These changes will take effect as soon as Plank positioning has been
> straightened out under Gala.
>
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> Cody Garver
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