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gnome-session package

  1. Bug #249373
  2. Comment #6

Comment 6 for bug 249373

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pakraticus (pakraticus) wrote : Re: [Bug 249373] Re: gnome session does not start window manager nor restores the previous session

On Fri, Oct 03, 2008 at 04:06:03AM -0000, Johne wrote:
> This isn't something that Ubuntu can really fix anyhow. Only Gnome's
> developers should be willing to spend the time to fix, not Ubuntu's.

Well, there's a fix, but at this point it would be a mess.
Revert to 2.22.x GNOME. Upgrade to 2.24.x GNOME when either
1) gnome-session is able to properly handle the legacy session protocol.
(Preferable, breaks the fewest apps).
2) The new protocol is adopted by KDE as well and a significant number of
apps support the new protocol.
(Acceptable, but can lead to a few annoyances).
3) A significant portion of gnome-core 2.24.x supports the new protocol.

Then there is politeness. Include in /usr/share/doc/gnome-session
a file indicating that GNOME upstream broke backwards compatibility
with the old session management protocol and why it was considered a good
idea for ubuntu to upgrade anyways.

Being able to have applications automatically start up when I log in
where I want them has been a standard part of my computing experience
for 18 years now. Being able to do that without having to drag out
'vi' has been part of my experience for 7 or 8 years now.

--
Chris Dukes
"In cynicism she's about 35" -- Terry Pratchett's "Hog Father"