Freedesktop.org standards

All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
freedesktop.org	13
freedesktop.org community	2
Freedesktop.org specifications	1
Freedesktop.org standards canonical	1
freedesktop.org project	1
freedesktop.org standards	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9018043 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Freedesktop.org standards
Context triple: [KDE community, supportsStandard, Freedesktop.org standards]

A. hosted on freedesktop.org
Hosted on freedesktop.org, Wayland is a modern display server protocol designed to replace the X Window System on Unix-like operating systems.
B. GNOME Human Interface Guidelines
The GNOME Human Interface Guidelines are a set of design principles and recommendations that guide the look, feel, and behavior of applications in the GNOME desktop environment to ensure consistency and usability.
C. Freedesktop runtime
Freedesktop runtime is a shared, desktop-agnostic base environment used by Flatpak applications, providing common libraries and services maintained by the freedesktop.org community.
D. Debian Free Software Guidelines
The Debian Free Software Guidelines are a set of principles that define what constitutes free and open-source software for inclusion in the Debian operating system and have influenced other licensing and open-source definitions.
E. X.Org Foundation
The X.Org Foundation is a non-profit organization that oversees the development and maintenance of the X Window System and related open-source graphics technologies for Unix-like operating systems.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Freedesktop.org standards
Target entity description: Freedesktop.org standards are a collection of cross-desktop interoperability specifications that enable different Linux and Unix-like desktop environments and applications to work together consistently.

A. hosted on freedesktop.org
Hosted on freedesktop.org, Wayland is a modern display server protocol designed to replace the X Window System on Unix-like operating systems.
B. GNOME Human Interface Guidelines
The GNOME Human Interface Guidelines are a set of design principles and recommendations that guide the look, feel, and behavior of applications in the GNOME desktop environment to ensure consistency and usability.
C. Freedesktop runtime
Freedesktop runtime is a shared, desktop-agnostic base environment used by Flatpak applications, providing common libraries and services maintained by the freedesktop.org community.
D. Debian Free Software Guidelines
The Debian Free Software Guidelines are a set of principles that define what constitutes free and open-source software for inclusion in the Debian operating system and have influenced other licensing and open-source definitions.
E. X.Org Foundation
The X.Org Foundation is a non-profit organization that oversees the development and maintenance of the X Window System and related open-source graphics technologies for Unix-like operating systems.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	interoperability specification collection ⓘ software standard ⓘ
appliesTo	Linux desktop environments ⓘ Unix-like desktop environments ⓘ
basedOn	open standards ⓘ
componentType	file format specification ⓘ interface specification ⓘ naming convention ⓘ protocol specification ⓘ
defines	.desktop file format ⓘ standard MIME type database format ⓘ standard application menu layout ⓘ standard cache directories ⓘ standard desktop notifications API ⓘ standard icon theme directory layout ⓘ standard media player control interface ⓘ standard system tray protocol ⓘ standard user configuration directories ⓘ standard user data directories ⓘ
domain	desktop environment integration ⓘ graphical user interface software ⓘ
effect	improves application portability across desktops ⓘ reduces fragmentation between desktop environments ⓘ
goal	consistent behavior across desktop environments ⓘ cross-desktop interoperability ⓘ
includesSpecification	D-Bus Specification ⓘ linked to: D-Bus Desktop Entry Specification ⓘ linked to: XDG specifications Icon Theme Specification ⓘ MPRIS ⓘ Menu Specification ⓘ Notification Specification ⓘ linked to: Desktop Notifications Specification Shared MIME-info Database Specification ⓘ Startup Notification Protocol ⓘ System Tray Protocol Specification ⓘ Thumbnail Managing Standard ⓘ XDG Autostart Specification ⓘ linked to: XDG specifications XDG Base Directory Specification ⓘ linked to: XDG specifications XDG Desktop Portal interfaces ⓘ linked to: xdg-desktop-portal XEmbed Protocol ⓘ XSettings Specification ⓘ linked to: XDG specifications
license	freely available specifications ⓘ
maintainedBy	freedesktop.org ⓘ linked to: Freedesktop.org standards
targetPlatform	Wayland-based desktops ⓘ X11-based desktops ⓘ
usedBy	GNOME ⓘ linked to: GNOME desktop environment KDE Plasma ⓘ linked to: KDE Plasma desktop environment LXQt ⓘ linked to: LXQt desktop environment MATE desktop ⓘ linked to: MATE desktop environment Xfce ⓘ

How these facts were elicited