LXDE as the standard 'reference' window manager?

[joekrahn]

Linux and other X11 desktop environments would benefit from better standardization by having a "reference" window manager. That used to be 'twm'. My understanding is that the LXDE goal is be a standards-compliant window manager, including the new Freedesktop.org specs, but without unneccessary junk. Maybe it would be a good place to collaborate with other window-manager developers as a common place to work out the details for the X11 desktop standards. OTOH, wm developers often get involved because they have their own vision of how the X11 desktop should evolve.

[archibald haddock]

You are mixing things up. LXDE is a deskop environment (bunch of programms) and is using Openbox as window manager.
And for specifications there is freedesktop.
I don't know, what the purpose should be of making/calling LXDE reference.