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diff --git a/shared-mime-info-spec.xml b/shared-mime-info-spec.xml index fb36a973..433f11b3 100644 --- a/shared-mime-info-spec.xml +++ b/shared-mime-info-spec.xml @@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ This specification attempts to unify the MIME database systems currently in use by GNOME<citation>GNOME</citation>, KDE<citation>KDE</citation> and ROX<citation>ROX</citation>, and provide room for future extensibility. </para> + <para> +The MIME database does NOT store user preferences (such as a user's preferred +application for handling files of a particular type). It may be used to store +static information, such as that files of a certain type may be viewed with +a particular application. + </para> </sect2> <sect2> <title>Language used in this specification</title> |