Maybe there is a linux specification, just that most software doesn´t follow it. Same as most software doesn´t follow Windows specifications for where placing files, or for placement and use of shared libraries. And same as in linux, with its dependencies.
But having a publisher name in the tree helps, when one has more than one software package from the same source.
"Maybe there is a linux specification, just that most software doesn´t follow it. "
please elaborate
You are all talking about different things.
One thing is how apps are organized in the menu. On Linux this is defined by XDG menu-spec: menu-spec . We can at least use their category list as a starting point (it would replace the “Applications / Demos / Games / Preferences” menus we currently have, I think?): A. Registered Categories
Another is where the files are stored on disk. This on Linux is defined by the linked filesystem hierarchy standard, but I don’t see why it is included in this discussion.
The Linux & BSD, menus group programs by their use - which is easy, even for newbies, to find what they want, & if they don’t fit a specific group, they usually go in ‘Accessories’ or ‘System’ - other main groups are - ‘Multimedia’ - ‘Office’ - ‘Games’ - ‘Development’ - ‘Graphics’ - ‘Internet’ - & sometimes, ‘Other’, if they don’t really fit in the other category of groups.
hi PulkoMandy,
i was wondering about that too… probably a misunderstanding of the difference between directory and folder.
nevertheless… and as you also pointed out, there are standards in place and honestly, i havent seen a misplaced menu/grouped/(foldered?) item in either gnu/linux nor in haiku.
i guess if you use menus, they do just work.