Re: [APPDB] Remove Steam and GOG from licenses

[Bruno Jesus]

On Mon, May 8, 2017 at 6:09 PM, Rosanne DiMesio  wrote:
> Steam and GOG are distribution platforms, not licenses. See bug 42970. Entries already using the mistakenly-added items will have to be manually fixed in the live database.

What about changing them into a single LICENSE_DIGITAL which would
encompass all online platforms.

[APPDB] Remove Steam and GOG from licenses

[Rosanne DiMesio]

On Mon, 8 May 2017 19:42:26 -0300
Bruno Jesus  wrote:
> On Mon, May 8, 2017 at 6:09 PM, Rosanne DiMesio  wrote:
> > Steam and GOG are distribution platforms, not licenses. See bug 42970. Entries already using the mistakenly-added items will have to be manually fixed in the live database.
>
> What about changing them into a single LICENSE_DIGITAL which would
> encompass all online platforms.

Because that would lump all free and nonfree games on those platforms together in one category, and the whole point of the license field is to distinguish that.

Tracking the distribution platform isn't a bad idea, but the license field is not the place to do it.