This reverts commit c51aa112f53adc87250177002aa3e008305e0777. There are several serious issues with the stated rationale for and intended use of the "Adult" Additional Category that have yet to be resolved.
- The menu specification is designed for worldwide application, and thus must be culturally impartial. Different cultures have different criteria for something that is "adult-only". Ambiguous examples provided on the XDG list include "Bible" and "Art Gallery" applications. - Given a set of criteria for what constitutes "Adult" content, the categorisation is binary, but whether an application is "Adult" is not. Ambiguous examples provided on the XDG list include a "Breastfeeding Tutorial" application; the "PornView" application, which does not in fact include or provide access to any pornography; web browsers, which provide access to a wealth of pornography on the Internet; and text adventure games that include the possibility of violent death. - The purpose of the "Category" field in .desktop files is to aid in organisation of applications into a navigable hierarchy. By contrast, the proponents of the "Adult" Additional Category view the "Adult" additional category is as a tool for censorship. Until these issues are addressed and consensus is achieved, this category should be removed. In the interim period, there is no obstacle to Menu Specification implementors using Additional Categories not listed in the Specification, should they wish to do so. See also: http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.freedesktop.xdg/12753 --- menu/menu-spec.xml | 5 ----- 1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/menu/menu-spec.xml b/menu/menu-spec.xml index 919f122..57bf303 100644 --- a/menu/menu-spec.xml +++ b/menu/menu-spec.xml @@ -1977,11 +1977,6 @@ <entry></entry> </row><row> - <entry>Adult</entry> - <entry>Application handles adult or explicit material</entry> - <entry></entry> - - </row><row> <entry>Core</entry> <entry>Important application, core to the desktop such as a file manager or a help browser</entry> <entry></entry> -- 1.7.6.rc1 _______________________________________________ xdg mailing list [email protected] http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xdg
