Bug#707851: Please do not remove menu before .desktop is fixed (if it ever will be)

[Bill Allombert <Bill.Allombert@math.u-bordeaux1.fr>]

On Sun, May 12, 2013 at 08:14:22PM +0900, Charles Plessy wrote:
> Le Sun, May 12, 2013 at 12:36:27PM +0200, Bernhard R. Link a écrit :
> > 
> > As I think it is unlikely that there will be a policy to fit all of this
> > together (especially the "what to show in which program"), I'd suggest
> > to just have menu and .desktop entries in Debian packages that way:
> 
> Hi Bernhard,
> 
> I think that the point is that the current Policy, that packages should have
> Debian menu entries, is neglected enough that it questions whether the Policy
> can stay a "should" without at the same time failing at documenting current
> practice.  So two things can change:
> 
>  - The Policy can switch from "should" to "may", or
>  - menu files can be added to pakcages so that their prevalence match the Policy.

For the record, this  policy is not neglected. I regularly do mass bug reporting for packages
with broken/missing menu files. I even maintain a git repository of all menu files for that
purpose. 

Cheers,
-- 
Bill. <ballombe@debian.org>

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