diff --git a/boswars.spec b/boswars.spec
index 6a1d398..39df8af 100644
--- a/boswars.spec
+++ b/boswars.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           boswars
 Version:        2.6.1
-Release:        7%{?dist}
+Release:        8%{?dist}
 Summary:        Bos Wars is a futuristic real-time strategy game
 Group:          Amusements/Games
 License:        GPLv2
@@ -8,10 +8,9 @@ URL:            http://www.boswars.org/
 Source0:        http://www.boswars.org/dist/releases/%{name}-%{version}-src.tar.gz
 Source1:        %{name}.desktop
 Patch0:         boswars-2.4.1-SConstruct.patch
-# incomplete patch to port boswars to the sysytem guichan-0.6 instead of
+# incomplete patch to port boswars to the system guichan-0.6 instead of
 # using the included guichan-0.4. Incomplete, NOT finished and NOT working!
-Patch1:         boswars-2.4.1-guichan26.patch
-BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
+#Patch1:         boswars-2.4.1-guichan26.patch
 BuildRequires:  libtheora-devel libvorbis-devel lua-devel SDL-devel libGL-devel
 BuildRequires:  tolua++-devel libpng-devel scons desktop-file-utils
 Requires:       hicolor-icon-theme xorg-x11-utils
@@ -30,13 +29,10 @@ chmod -x engine/guichan/include/guichan/sdl/sdlgraphics.h \
 # we want to use the system version of these
 rm engine/tolua/*.h engine/tolua/tolua_*.cpp
 
-
 %build
 scons %{?_smp_mflags} opengl=1 CC="gcc $RPM_OPT_FLAGS" CXX="g++ $RPM_OPT_FLAGS"
 
-
 %install
-rm -fr $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_bindir}
 mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/%{name}/languages
 install -m 755 %{name} $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_bindir}
@@ -45,21 +41,12 @@ install -p -m 644 languages/*.po languages/*.pot \
 cp -a campaigns graphics intro maps scripts sounds units patches \
   $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/%{name}
 
-
-# below is the desktop file and icon stuff.
 mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/applications
-desktop-file-install --vendor fedora            \
-  --dir $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/applications \
-  %{SOURCE1}
+desktop-file-install --dir $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/applications %{SOURCE1}
 mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps
 install -p -m 644 graphics/ui/elites_claw.png \
   $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/%{name}.png
 
-
-%clean
-rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
-
-
 %post
 touch --no-create %{_datadir}/icons/hicolor &>/dev/null || :
 
@@ -72,17 +59,18 @@ fi
 %posttrans
 gtk-update-icon-cache %{_datadir}/icons/hicolor &>/dev/null || :
 
-
 %files
-%defattr(-,root,root,-)
 %doc *.txt CHANGELOG doc/*.html doc/guichan-copyright.txt
 %{_bindir}/%{name}
 %{_datadir}/%{name}
-%{_datadir}/applications/fedora-%{name}.desktop
+%{_datadir}/applications/%{name}.desktop
 %{_datadir}/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/%{name}.png
 
-
 %changelog
+* Thu Feb 14 2013 Rahul Sundaram <sundaram@fedoraproject.org> - 2.6.1-8
+- remove vendor tag from desktop file. https://fedorahosted.org/fpc/ticket/247
+- clean up spec to follow current guidelines
+
 * Wed Feb 13 2013 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 2.6.1-7
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_19_Mass_Rebuild