Bug#707851: Debian Menu Systems : Implementation of the TC decision

[Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>]

Le Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 03:25:54PM +0200, Didier 'OdyX' Raboud a écrit :
> > 
> I'm hereby proposing the following diff for point 2, as a discussion
> starter:
> 
> diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml
> index ee1e9f4..83e4057 100644
> --- a/policy.sgml
> +++ b/policy.sgml
> @@ -8192,14 +8192,18 @@ Reloading <var>description</var> configuration...done.
>  	</p>
>  
>          <p>
> -	  Packages can, to be compatible with Debian additions to some window
> -	  managers that do not support the FreeDesktop standard, also provide a
> +	  Applications that are <em>not</em> registered in the desktop menu can optionally provide a
>  	  <em>Debian menu</em> file, following the <em>Debian menu policy</em>,
>  	  which can be found in the <tt>menu-policy</tt> files in the
>  	  <tt>debian-policy</tt> package.  It is also available from the Debian
>  	  web mirrors at <tt><url name="/doc/packaging-manuals/menu-policy/"
>  	  id="http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/menu-policy/";></tt>.
>  	</p>
> +
> +        <p>
> +          Applications that are registred in the desktop menu shall not also
> +          provide a <em>Debian menu</em> file for the same application.
> +        </p>
>        </sect>
>  
>        <sect id="mime">

Hi Didier,

thanks a lot to you and the TC for bringing this issue to a conclusion.

I think that your patch is good.  Minor nitpick: the Policy does not use the
word "shall" much - I guess it is to help non-native speakers like me.  If I
understand well, it means "must" ?  In that case, I propose to replace it by
"must".

Have a nice day,

Charles

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Charles Plessy
Tsurumi, Kanagawa, Japan