appdb rating inflation

Dan Kegel dank at kegel.com
Tue Jan 2 21:00:20 CST 2007


As Chris Morgan pointed out,
http://appdb.winehq.org/help/?sTopic=maintainer_ratings
might need clarification.  It now says

-- snip --
Platinum
An application can be rated as Platinum if it installs and runs "out
of the box" No changes required to winecfg.

Gold
Application works flawlessly with some DLL overrides or other
settings, crack etc.

Silver
Application works excellently for 'normal' use; a game works fine in
single-player but not in multi-player, Windows Media Player works fine
as a plug-in and stand-alone player, but can't handle DRM etc.
-- snip --

I'd like to change this to make it clear that cracks are a no-no for
anything Silver and above, and make Platinum and Gold rather
more rigorous:

-- snip --
Platinum
Platinum applications install normally and run flawlessly.
No manual editing of files, no winecfg settings, no native DLLs, no third-party
install scripts, and no cracks are allowed for a Platinum rating.

Gold
Gold applications install normally and run well.
Some cosmetic problems may be present, but they should not be noticable
to the average user.
No manual editing of files, no winecfg settings, no native DLLs, no
third-party install scripts, and no cracks are allowed for a Gold
rating.

Silver
Application installs and works well for 'normal' use, but some features may
be broken.  For instance, a game that works fine in single-player but
not in multi-player,
or a media player that works fine for mp3 files but not for DRM-protected files.
No manual editing of files or cracks are allowed for Silver ratings,
but winecfg settings, native DLLs, or third-party install scripts may
be required.
-- snip --

What do people think?
- Dan



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