This DRAFT document defines a method for automatically starting applications during the startup of a desktop environment and after mounting a removable medium.

Some of the file locations in this specification are specified based on the "desktop base directory specification".

The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119.