[fdo] Wikidata IDs in appdata.xml

[Matthias Klumpp]

2016-09-07 22:33 GMT+02:00 Tobias Schönberg <tobias47n9e at gmail.com>:
> Hi all!
>
> I am wondering if it has been considered to add the Wikidata ID to
> appdata.xml. It would allow for a better mapping between free software and
> the data that is available on Wikidata. Builder for example:
>
> https://github.com/chergert/gnome-builder/blob/master/data/org.gnome.Builder.appdata.xml.in
>
> could store the Wikidata ID: Q20739542

The metainfo specification is part of the AppStream project, so
ideally discuss this on the AS mailinglist (appstream at freedesktop.org,
CC'ed).

> With that it would be possible to call:
> https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20739542 and retrieve additional information
> about the program.
>
> Is there a process of how to add this to the appdata.xml specification?

Ask on the mailinglist or file a bug at
https://github.com/ximion/appstream/issues

Usually, be prepared to explain why you want this metadata piece in
the files, and what benefit it brings to users, ideally with a
concrete usecase for the problem.
It will also help a lot if you could point out a service or
application that will consume this data, and a project that is willing
to add it.

Cheers,
    Matthias (AppStream maintainer :P)

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