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cbm755 commented Jun 17, 2016

https://www.freedesktop.org/software/appstream/docs/chap-Quickstart.html#sect-Quickstart-DesktopApps

4.1.4. Suggested metadata file contents

You may choose to add these tags as well, if you need them.

Ok so "I may". I'm not sure if I "need them" or not, so I read further...

<releases/>
    The application metainfo should at least provide one <releases/> tag

Now its "I should".

The <provides> tag is similarly unclear to me.