All games in the PC Doom series were rated M (Mature) by the ESRB [1]. This Doom is the first one in the series, and thus the least graphic of the lot. If we trust the ratings of the ESRB, then M means it is not appropriate for children ages 5-16, who are the primary target audience of the laptop [2].
Note that xo-get uses the Activities page as its list of activities. Although I like having all the activities listed in one place, I don't want it to be that easy for my children to install Mature content. I would suggest to move Doom to an Activities/Mature page, but then again, I fear that creating such a page would invite much worse content. On the other hand, the doom that is on the activities page is not *exactly* the same doom that was released by ID and rated by the ESRB. (The game engine is compatible, but the levels are different.) I don't think the ESRB can officially rate open source software. > I don't see why breaking this up by tags (some of which can > be things like "PG13") isn't a good enough solution. A rating tag is a good step. (Although I suspect there will be intense arguments about various ratings, and the rating system). At least with ratings, children know what to expect before they download an activity. Gordon [1] http://www.esrb.org/ratings/ratings_guide.jsp [2] http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Target_Audience _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel
