Frank Richter wrote:
On 03.01.2007 04:00, Dan Kegel wrote:
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.
Giving a set of points may lead to some people think "hey to run
MyApplication I just have to <some obscure workaround>. It's not in
the list, so lets rate it platinum!". So maybe put some generalized
criterium in front of that list: "The application should install and
run on a fresh, unmodified Wine, from original installation media.
That means, among other things, no manual editing of files, ..."
OTOH, there are not much "obscure workarounds" not covered by that
list. Manually editing the registry might be one that should be be
disallowed. Also, you mentioned apps that only run as root; this might
be worthwhile to disallow, too.
-f.r.
I'd have to disagree on the NoCD bit simply because the AppDB will only
ever end up with a handful of Platinum games at best due to the fact
that copy-protection code will not be implemented for quite some time,
if ever when really other than that easily workaroundable point the game
may work perfectly.
Ex.
