As Chris Morgan pointed out, http://appdb.winehq.org/help/?sTopic=maintainer_ratings might need clarification. It now says
-- snip -- Platinum An application can be rated as Platinum if it installs and runs "out of the box" No changes required to winecfg.
Gold Application works flawlessly with some DLL overrides or other settings, crack etc.
Silver Application works excellently for 'normal' use; a game works fine in single-player but not in multi-player, Windows Media Player works fine as a plug-in and stand-alone player, but can't handle DRM etc. -- snip --
I'd like to change this to make it clear that cracks are a no-no for anything Silver and above, and make Platinum and Gold rather more rigorous:
-- snip -- Platinum Platinum applications install normally and run flawlessly. No manual editing of files, no winecfg settings, no native DLLs, no third-party install scripts, and no cracks are allowed for a Platinum rating.
Gold Gold applications install normally and run well. Some cosmetic problems may be present, but they should not be noticable to the average user. No manual editing of files, no winecfg settings, no native DLLs, no third-party install scripts, and no cracks are allowed for a Gold rating.
Silver Application installs and works well for 'normal' use, but some features may be broken. For instance, a game that works fine in single-player but not in multi-player, or a media player that works fine for mp3 files but not for DRM-protected files. No manual editing of files or cracks are allowed for Silver ratings, but winecfg settings, native DLLs, or third-party install scripts may be required. -- snip --
What do people think? - Dan