https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=42970
Bug ID: 42970 Summary: Add Origin, Uplay and Battle.net as Licence type Product: WineHQ Apps Database Version: unspecified Hardware: x86-64 OS: Linux Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: enhancement Priority: P2 Component: appdb-unknown Assignee: wine-bugs@winehq.org Reporter: faalagorn@gmail.com Distribution: ---
Similar to how "Steam" and "GOG" are listed as a licence type, other major distribution platform could use adding. For example for Dragon Age Inquisition ( https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=34793 ) Origin is currently listed as a "Version" instead "Licence", at the place where it should allow list each subsequent patch (in case only one works), similar how My Summer Car does ( https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&iId=17542 ).
With the not so old announcement highlighting the support for Origin, Uplay and Battle.net platform ( https://www.wine-staging.com/news/2017-01-25-blog-vulkan-dx11.html ) it seems logical to add them along "Steam" and "GOG" for easier distinguish between actual game version vs distribution platform (which is I believe why the Steam and GOG licences exist in the first place).
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--- Comment #1 from Rosanne DiMesio dimesio@earthlink.net --- I don't entirely disagree with you; it makes sense that if Steam and GOG are listed, similar platforms should be too. The problem is that I don't want to get into having to add a new license for every distribution platform that pops up. We didn't list retail licenses by company, though different companies had their own license terms.
I need to think a little bit more about how to handle this.
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Olivier F. R. Dierick o.dierick@piezo-forte.be changed:
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--- Comment #2 from Olivier F. R. Dierick o.dierick@piezo-forte.be --- What was the point of adding Steam and GOG in the license field in the first place? The other values are license types. Steam and GOG provides at least retail, free to use and demo license type applications AFAIK. I think Steam and GOG licenses are confusing.
Uplay and Battle.net are not the same as Steam, GOG or Origin. The former are the developer's own proprietary distribution service, while the later are independent distribution platforms. Uplay and Battle.net are synonyms of Ubisoft and Blizzard, respectively.
AFAIK, there are games that are available on both Uplay and Steam (Far Cry 3, Driver San Francisco, to name a few). Some are even on all distribution platforms (star wars battlefront is available on Steam, GOG and Origin).
The main interest in knowing if a game is from Steam, GOG or other distribution platform is because they often provides modified versions of the application. That information should go into the version field.
IMO, a change that would be more beneficial would be to split the version field into "platform" and "version number". The "platform" field would list distribution platform (Steam, GOG, Origin, Discs, other). The version number field should be the free-form alpha-numeric version number. Search on the platform field could be added to the AppDB.
The "other" entry (a better name can be found) would mean Uplay for Ubisoft, Battle.net for Blizzard or whatever proprietary distribution service used by the developer. There would be no need to list them because there already is a developer field to search on.
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--- Comment #3 from Rosanne DiMesio dimesio@earthlink.net --- I agree with Olivier; Steam and GOG are not licenses and never should have been added as such. I've sent a patch to remove them. Entries already linked to those licenses (86 for Steam, 5 for GOG) will have to be manually updated in the live database.
Tracking distributors isn't a bad idea, but the license field is not the place to do it. It needs a separate field of its own.
In the mean time, there's nothing to stop anyone from naming versions with both the distribution platform and the version number, e.g., GOG (1.2.3) or 1.2.3 (GOG) and adding new ones as needed.
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Rosanne DiMesio dimesio@earthlink.net changed:
What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Resolution|--- |WONTFIX Status|UNCONFIRMED |RESOLVED
--- Comment #4 from Rosanne DiMesio dimesio@earthlink.net --- The patch was committed. Marking this WONTFIX.
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Rosanne DiMesio dimesio@earthlink.net changed:
What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|RESOLVED |CLOSED
--- Comment #5 from Rosanne DiMesio dimesio@earthlink.net --- Closing.
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