http://qa.mandrakesoft.com/show_bug.cgi?id=5566
Product: kdebase
Component: kdebase
Summary: use of proprietary menu location defeats the purpose of
a standard Linux desktop
Product: kdebase
Version: 3.1.3-74mdk
Platform: PC
OS/Version: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: P2
Component: kdebase
AssignedTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
ReportedBy: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mandrake has used a menu links location (/usr/share/applnk-mdk) that is
different from the default KDE menus (/usr/share/applnk).
This is a major issue and could relegate desktop Linux to the wastebasket if
not standardized upon. No Linux distribution should expect third party
developers to create different versions of their installers to take care of all
the distributions out there. The menu location should be standardized and the
KDE default location can be used by all Linux distributions. If not, third
party software installers will not create links in the KDE "start" menu.
I verified this with CodeWarrior 6 and there were no links created in the
Mandrake menus. Links were however, correctly created in the default KDE menu
path. Installing OpenOffice after downloading from the OpenOffice.org site also
does the same.
I would strongly suggest using the same location as KDE does for menus.
Mandrake can add items and folders to that standard location and build the
applnk-mdk menus there.
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