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[Cody Garver <codygarver@xxxxxxxxx>]

ttosttos, you may be entirely correct. This is how we're going to find out.

On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 6:05 PM, ttosttos Sa <ttosttos@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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