XDG specs migrated to git

[Alex Weber]

> From: notmart at gmail.com
> To: xdg at lists.freedesktop.org
> Subject: Re: XDG specs migrated to git
> Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 12:41:47 +0100
> 
> On Thursday 14 October 2010, Vincent Untz wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I just pushed to git a migration of various specs I did a while ago. I
> > apologized it took so long, but I wanted to double-check things and then
> > other stuff got higher priority...
> > 
> > It's all at http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xdg/xdg-specs/
> > 
> > Current specs in there:
> > 
> >  + autostart
> >  + basedir
> >  + desktop-entry
> >  + menu
> >  + systemtray
> > 
> > It's just a dumb import at the moment. I'll work on improving things
> > later on.
> > 
> > If people want to push other specs there, they're welcome. There's no
> > strict policy right now (except "don't break specs" ;-)) -- you might
> > need to ask for write access, though, I'm not sure. Ah, maybe we want to
> > have one unique source format for specs? That'd be docbook.
> 
> just for the record.. ask to who?
> 
> also, I would like an agreed way to proceed for proposed specifications, like
> * everybody free to make branches
> * one branch per proposed specification (or proposed new version of an 
> existing specification)
> * merged in master once agreed upon
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> Marco Martin
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When you say "One unique source format", are you referring to a specific file format like HTML or PDF?
Or are you talking about the general layout of documentation with no file-format specified?

One vote for flat text and/or XHTML, from me, if the former is the case.

--Alex W 		 	   		  
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