This is not the same issue. You can still install whatever the hell
you
want for your users. This is about what we treat as a default, or
slightly customized default, install. From the installer you can still
select individual packages, or go inside a package set and select one of
the packages that is not installed by default but is a member of that
set.
ok - this part wasn't terribly clear in your policy - it would be useful
to specify that a bit.
That said, the current "everything shows up in everybody's
menu" way of
doing things is lame. That problem should be addressed head on.
I think that is a function of getting the menu editing working, not a
function of setting .desktop file policy. Moreover, when a user first
logs in - they should probably see the range of options of installed
software, otherwise they'll probably never find the rest of it.
-sv