Bill Allombert <bill.allomb...@math.u-bordeaux1.fr> writes: > On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 04:03:23PM +0100, Bill Allombert wrote: >> On Mon, Dec 07, 2009 at 05:45:35PM +0100, Andreas Marschke wrote:
>>> I'm here by proposing to add a new category to the menu called >>> Applications/Multimedia or FreeDesktop.org conform >>> Applications/AudioVideo as some of the shipped applications with >>> debian o not only comply to the curret category they are in. >>> For examble, vlc is in the category Applications/Viewers and bangarang >>> is in the category Applications/Sounds although both are able to play >>> videos as well as music and show pictures. For this reason it is only >>> understandable to add the new category called either >>> Applications/Multimedia or Applications/AudioVideo . >> the menu section is defined by the menu subpolicy which is part of >> debian-policy and not of the menu package. Reassigning. >> Looking at the menu subpolicy, I believe that both vlc and bangarang >> belong to Applications/Video. > I just reported a bunch of bug reports against programs in > Applications/Viewers or Applications/Sounds instead of > Applications/Video or Applications/"TV and Radio". This should improve > the situation. It sounds from this follow-up like this modification to the menu policy is not required, and instead packages should use the categories that already exist more consistently. Does anyone disagree? -- Russ Allbery (r...@debian.org) <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-policy-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87mxvbs45q....@windlord.stanford.edu
