http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=58597
Bug ID: 58597 Summary: AppDB rating system needs to be automated Product: WineHQ Apps Database Version: unspecified Hardware: x86-64 OS: Linux Status: NEW Keywords: download, source Severity: enhancement Priority: P2 Component: appdb-unknown Assignee: wine-bugs@winehq.org Reporter: imwellcushtymelike@gmail.com Distribution: ---
Allowing users to select a rating (Bronze, Silver, Gold, etc.) clearly hasn't worked. Applications are marked Gold and Platinum because the user likes it, not giving any useful feedback about how capable Wine is to run that application. Maintainers rarely do anything to improve this.
A rewrite, which won't be quick or easy, allowing the AppDB itself to select a relevant rating would make more sense.
1. Does the app run? No --> Garbage. Yes --> Continue.
This is just a silly, simple, quick example. I am not suggesting a "wizard"-style as that would be horrible.
I would also suggest that the rating is calculated (Javascript, for example) before it is added to the database, probably in the current rating field, hidden, so that the server isn't given more to do.
This should be doable without having to change anything on the database.