Re:Switch default desktop to Gnome
by fmoralesc on Tuesday September 23, 2014 @05:45PM
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What does systemd have to do with wms? (desktop managers, yes, but wms, no) There will be more issues with the move towards wayland. Just yesterday I read openbox development had stalled, so it is doubtful it will survive unless someone takes over. OTOH, there are not many tiling window managers with wayland support yet.
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I recall having to run gnome-settings-daemon even if I wasnt running the rest of gnome to fix some absurd issue or other. I can see systemd easily "leaking" dependencies up the stack, making my life as a "fringe"/non-gnome user harder.
The people working on it don't seem to have any aversion at all to scope creep. In fact, the politics of it all make it seem like a "land grab" and they'd in fact be happy if systemd takes over more and more responsibilities.
> I recall having to run gnome-settings-daemon even if I wasnt running the rest of gnome to fix some absurd issue or other.
Sure, that is the typical cost of using a patched up desktop environment instead of a full DE. A wm is just a wm.