[Bug 30357] New: Battle.net System Check tool detects strange OS version

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http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30357

             Bug #: 30357
           Summary: Battle.net System Check tool detects strange OS
                    version
           Product: Wine
           Version: 1.5.0
          Platform: x86-64
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: -unknown
        AssignedTo: wine-bugs at winehq.org
        ReportedBy: wanderer at fastmail.fm
    Classification: Unclassified


Blizzard Battle.net System Check program is used to create a "Beta Profile" on
Battle.net, i.e., to become eligible for consideration for entry into
Blizzard's new-game beta testing by filing a report of one's system
configuration.

When run under Wine, the current version of this program detects the OS version
as "Windows 2.5.1.2600 (Service Pack 3)". To the best of my awareness, this
version of Windows does not exist, and has never existed.

It seems to me that the program should either detect a version of Windows
within the valid range for the one as which Wine is set to run (which in my
case is "Windows XP"), or detect the OS under which Wine is being run (which in
my case is a variant of Linux), with possibly an added tag indicating the use
of Wine.

I can see how the latter could be undesirable in "fully transparent
compatibility" terms, at least as a default behavior. However, I see no reason
not to do the former.

Additionally, I would like for there to be an option to explicitly set the OS
version which Wine will report to checks such as this - including manually
setting it to a relatively arbitrary value, and/or pulling the OS version from
the host system in some way. I actually expected there to already be some
degree of customization available in this regard, but on poking around a bit, I
haven't been able to find it.

I apologize if this is intentional behavior; I have not been able to find any
discussion of the Windows version which Wine reports to applications.

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