Onsdag 03 januar 2007 21:46, skrev Kari Hurtta: > "Chris Morgan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes in gmane.comp.emulators.wine.devel: > > On 03 Jan 2007 16:34:21 +0200, Kari Hurtta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > "Dan Kegel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes in gmane.comp.emulators.wine.devel: > > > > The appdb says > > > > "Only applications which install and run flawlessly on an > > > > out-of-the-box Wine installation make it to the Platinum list" > > > > > > Yes. Also on front page http://appdb.winehq.org/ on first item: > > > > > > The Top-10 Platinum List > > > > > > Ragnarok Online All Versions > > > > > > http://appdb.winehq.org/appview.php?iVersionId=928 > > > > > > Maintainer's Rating: Platinum > > > > > > > > > Description: What was not tested > > > > > > * Installation. That was not necessary because > > > I already installed it in Windows - I'm just running RO from the > > > Windows partition. > > > > > > > > > > > > So that appdb classification is complete garbage. > > > > > > If Platinum requires that installation works out of box, and > > > tester did even tested installation and still gives platinium. > > > > > > > > > So first item on http://appdb.winehq.org/ says "don't trust me". > > > > > > / Kari Hurtta > > > > > > > > > ( Some other maintenaivers have give rating 'Garbage' for this > > > application :-) ) > > > > I agree, the rating isn't correct. We aren't going to be able to avoid > > issues with mis-rated applications though, so discussing language > > changes is only going to clarify the issue not entirely prevent them. > > > > In this case the maintainer of the application should be made aware of > > this issue and should take care of correcting the rating. > > > > Chris > > Yes. However there may be another test for this application, which may > be correctly rated platinium: > http://appdb.winehq.org/appview.php?iVersionId=928&iTestingId=8032 > > On that test, installation is tested: > | What works > | Installing the game, patching, launching the game from the > | directory. Sound worked flawlessly. Runs as fast as on win32 at 1024x768 > | (full detail). > > http://appdb.winehq.org/ platinium list's first item should point > to that test instead. > > > Perhaps appdb should check that "Installs?" and "Runs?" column on > particular test have "Yes", before it accept "Platinum" to "Rating" > column ?
For test results? It already does that. > > > / Kari Hurtta
