I think the 'desktop' naming convention is older than most OSS WM's/desktop environments, it was even used for games: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Jone

I think the 'desktop' naming convention is older than most OSS WM's/desktop environments, it was even used for games: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Jones_and_His_Desktop_Adventures https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Jones_and_His_Desktop_... (now that would be a great name for a WM ;) )