[to list as well, *cough*] On 11 February 2010 11:35, Rosanne DiMesio <dime...@earthlink.net> wrote: > On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:38:56 -0800 > Dan Kegel <d...@kegel.com> wrote:
>> I often want to learn more about an app while >> I'm in the appdb, and particularly, I want to know >> whether it has a good reputation. Wikipedia >> can often tell me what I need to know. It >> might be handy to have a wikipedia url field >> in the appdb, and an option in Browse Apps >> that says "only show apps with wikipedia links". >> What do folks think about the idea? > I think the AppDB is for information about how well an app works in Wine, not > the merits of the app itself. Having an entry in Wikipedia has more to do with Wikipedia's notions of "notability" than any actual merits of the app. A quite horrible app could have a Wikipedia entry if its horribleness is famous enough ;-) However, a Wikipedia link field may be a useful thing to have. - d.
