{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/flatpak/flatpak.github.io/issues/191","repository_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/flatpak/flatpak.github.io","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/flatpak/flatpak.github.io/issues/191/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/flatpak/flatpak.github.io/issues/191/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/flatpak/flatpak.github.io/issues/191/events","html_url":"https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak.github.io/issues/191","id":261839340,"node_id":"MDU6SXNzdWUyNjE4MzkzNDA=","number":191,"title":"Flatpak claims adherence to desktop standards","user":{"login":"soc","id":42493,"node_id":"MDQ6VXNlcjQyNDkz","avatar_url":"https://avatars0.githubusercontent.com/u/42493?v=4","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/soc","html_url":"https://github.com/soc","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/soc/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/soc/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/soc/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/soc/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/soc/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/soc/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/soc/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/soc/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/soc/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"closed","locked":false,"assignee":null,"assignees":[],"milestone":null,"comments":17,"created_at":"2017-09-30T11:55:02Z","updated_at":"2018-08-14T07:32:40Z","closed_at":"2018-01-25T14:33:06Z","author_association":"NONE","body":"Flatpak's [FAQ](http://flatpak.org/faq.html) claims the following:\r\n\r\n> **How does Flatpak relate to freedesktop.org technologies such as desktop files and appstream metadata?**\r\n> These standards are incorporated as mandatory parts in the flatpak definition. By relying on these standards we are building on years of investment and support under Linux.\r\n\r\nThis doesn't seem to be true.\r\n\r\nOne of the standards Flatpak violates is the XDG base directory spec: It incorrectly places files outside of the specified `XDG_CACHE_HOME`, `XDG_CONFIG_HOME`, `XDG_DATA_HOME` directories, by creating and populating a `.var` directory in `$HOME`.\r\n\r\nI think the documentation could be improved by dropping the \"freedesktop.org technologies such as ...\" part, and explicitly listing both the standards adhered by Flatpak as well as those standards Flatpak chose to ignore.\r\n\r\nI believe this could reduce user confusion as users might expect that an application formerly named `xdg-app` follows the same-named standard."},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/flatpak/flatpak.github.io/issues/comments/412781244","html_url":"https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak.github.io/issues/191#issuecomment-412781244","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/flatpak/flatpak.github.io/issues/191","id":412781244,"node_id":"MDEyOklzc3VlQ29tbWVudDQxMjc4MTI0NA==","user":{"login":"rokups","id":19151258,"node_id":"MDQ6VXNlcjE5MTUxMjU4","avatar_url":"https://avatars2.githubusercontent.com/u/19151258?v=4","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/rokups","html_url":"https://github.com/rokups","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/rokups/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/rokups/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/rokups/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/rokups/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/rokups/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/rokups/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/rokups/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/rokups/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/rokups/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2018-08-14T07:32:40Z","updated_at":"2018-08-14T07:32:40Z","author_association":"NONE","body":"A new [discussion](https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/971m0z/im_tired_of_folders_littering_my_home_directory/) popped up on reddit discussing applications littering `$HOME`. Participants generally agree that littering of user's home directory is undesirable. Please reevaluate location of `.var`. Especially if there is no good technical reason behind having it in `~/.var` as opposed to `~/.local/var`. Please consider convenience of your users."}}
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