On 1/3/07, Tony Lambregts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
First off I think that the AppDB is for users. It is meant to help them run their programs and the rating system is meant to help people know how well that program can be made to run
Yes, absolutely.
No-CD cracks are not in themselves illegal. Using them can only be illegal if you use them to use a program that do not have the right to run.
The DMCA makes nearly all copy protection circumvention illegal in the USA, iirc.
Gold is for programs that _can_ be made to run _flawlessly_ but require a how-to (If that is changing winecfg to override dlls or use a no-cd crack then I am OK with that)
Hmm. I can see the logic of that, but "gold" seems to me to imply "really good", and anything that requires a howto can't be great for the average user. I think it's worth considering making "no howto needed" be a requirement for gold.
> How about this: I hear that Alexandre is going to > be working on implementing copy protection soon. > Once he has that implemented for at least one > popular application, how about we revisit the appdb > ratings question? > It won't change things much except that some programs will be elevated from gold to platinum.
It might be a good time to consider purging all mention of cracks and no-cd hacks from the appdb, to make it less likely that Wine be associated with potentially illegal or unsavory activities. - Dan
