On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 12:59 PM, Steven Edwards <winehac...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 1:34 PM, Austin English <austinengl...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> I think you have a bit too much faith in the AppDB. If I had a nickel >> for every times I've seen platinum and gold ratings for apps that had >> dozens of native dlls or complicated scripts to work around wine bugs, >> I'd be a much richer man. >> >> I know that this wouldn't be used for a lot of apps, just really >> popular ones that (assumedly) at least a few developers have >> used/verified, but worth pointing out nonetheless. > > It might be possible to have some sort of certification system setup > whereby the maintainer of the appdb entry signs off on the information > being correct. I could see a fit for some sort of tool being developed > to automate this whole process for apps that are certified but this is > thinking too far ahead. When I get some time I'll see if I can put > together a proof of concept IE deb package.
Many times the maintainers are the ones giving those falsely inflated ratings. I could see this being useful for really popular apps, and in a small enough number to where a developer or AppDB admin could sign off on it. -- -Austin
