[Fedora-packaging] --vendor fedora, rationale/motivation?

[Christopher Aillon]

On 03/03/2006 10:47 AM, Rex Dieter wrote:
> Per
> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Extras/FedoraDesktopEntryGuidelines:
> The vendor prefix (desktop-file-install --vendor=...) must be set to
> fedora".
> 
> I don't understand the rationale/motivation behind requiring '--vendor
> fedora'

It should match the vendor of the .desktop file.  If you are 
distributing a GNOME desktop file, it should be --vendor gnome.  If 
there is no .desktop file and you write one, then it should be --vendor 
fedora.

The wiki should be updated to reflect this.