Unhappy with xdg-user-dirs

["Thomas U. Grüttmüller"]

On 03.08.2015 10:44, Bart van Strien wrote:
> It seems to me your primary issue is that xdg-user-dirs was
> installed by default and/or without your consent.
> Rather than blame the software for existing, […]

Hello Bart,

I’m sorry but you get me entirely wrong. Please let me clarify:

1. I do value the work of <freedesktop.org> very much. If the existance
of certain directories is necessary for desktop applications to work
properly, any desktop environment should follow that standard. So, I
don’t blame the software for existing. On the contrary, it should be
there by default then.

2. My primary issue is that the software should not do unexpected
things. I didn’t expect that a program would create these folders, and I
didn’t expect that it would repurpose existing folders. Especially I
didn’t want it to repurpose my existing folders. So what is the problem
with informing the user of the changes, and giving him a chance to opt
out? This is a very disrespectful behaviour!

3. My second issue is that I don’t understand the purpose of this
standard. <freedesktop.org> is about setting standards, how desktop
environments should work and interact, right? So where is the document
that explains what these folders are good for? As a user, I want to know
which kind of data I can expect there. As an application developer, one
needs to know how the application should deal with these folders correctly.

Regards,
  Thomas