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docs: Clarify a developer element is not allowed to exist multiple times
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Resolves: #606
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ximion committed Feb 25, 2024
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<para>
The <code>&lt;developer/&gt;</code> element is designed to represent the developers or project responsible for development of the project described in the metadata.
It must appear only once per component.
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The element should have a <literal>id</literal> property, containing a unique ID to identify the respective developer. It is recommended to use a reverse-DNS
name, like <code>org.gnome</code> or <code>io.github.ximion</code>, or a Fediverse handle (like <code>@[email protected]</code>) as ID to achieve a higher chance
of uniqueness.
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Every <literal>developer</literal> element must have a <literal>name</literal> tag as child, which contains a translatable name for the
A <literal>developer</literal> element must have a <literal>name</literal> tag as child, which contains a translatable name for the
respective developer. Values might be for example "The GNOME Foundation" or "The KDE Community".
Hyperlinks or emails must not be used in the name; if you want to link to the developer's homepage, use the <xref linkend="tag-url"/>-tag instead.
The <literal>name</literal> tag is translatable.
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