On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 9:53 AM, Alexander Nicolaysen Sørnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It might not be a good idea, but we could always introduce a new rating so > that we have > > > > > Garbage: No functionality, impossible to set up > > > Bronze: Somewhat functional, may require hacks > > > Silver: Mostly functional, requires hacks > > > Gold: Mostly functional, does not require hacks > > > Ivory: Fully functional, requires hacks > > > Platinum: Fully functional, does not require hacks > > Not saying it's a good idea.
Too complicated. Reminds me of the us government's terror threat level index :-) > Otherwise, adding a 'difficulty' field sounds interesting. This would allow > users to easily avoid apps that require a really complicated work-around, > such as patching and compiling Wine. Then we could also add an option to > turn on warnings if an app requires a crack, or we could censor it > automatically based on GeoIP data. Tempting but I think ultimately too complicated. I think we should stick with a single rating scheme that requires 'no fiddling' for gold or platinum.