Random idea: might it be worth creating a "Works With Wine" button, similar to the old web-browser buttons, these images could link back to the page on winehq with a description and screenshot (or maybe the appdb) and be sent off to the app maintainers. Obviously some (Microsoft :) aren't going to put the button up anytime soon, but others such as WinRAR etc may well do - it can't hurt to try and could be a good way of getting some free advertising to Windows users who may have never even heard of Linux before.
I'm quite happy to try and knock up a design for this button and go ask the developers for software we consider "Gold" to put it somewhere on their site. So far most non-huge windows developers I've spoken to have been pretty happy that their app works in Wine, so I don't think they'd mind. Comments? thanks -mike On Thu, 2002-11-07 at 17:55, Dustin Navea wrote: > --- Rick Romero <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Thu, 2002-11-07 at 11:19, Dustin Navea wrote: > > > --- Sylvain Petreolle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > >Excuse me if I feel scared, but is this Appdb or something else ?? > > > > > > > > > > No. It should be a group of applications tested by wine > > > > > developers (or application mantainers) and what should work more > > > > > or less flawless (without native dlls). It should be the screenshot > > > > > section. > > > > > > > > In this case Appdb is already there, and only needs a maintainer. > > > > No need to duplicate work. > > > > > > > > If you disagree, listen to what you wrote and compare it with Appdb > > > > contents... > > > > > b) A index page with a table: > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > | Name | Version | Status | > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > | Internet Explorer | 5.5 | XXX-- | > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > .... > > > > > and a page for every application. > > > > > > > > > > Problem with using the AppDB is that it is highly disorganized, and most > > of > > > the apps are non-working in there, his suggestion his that we only list > > > 'officially' tested and working apps on this/these page(s) AFAICS.. > > > > Maybe you could add a "Wine tested/Approved" Stamp or something similiar > > to AppDB (Approved image displays if column 'Approved' = 'Y'), > > then display all and sort by that column. > > > > No duplication. > > > Not a bad idea, but the other thing is that users are going to want to be > able to look at one page that lists all of the working apps and if they want > more info they can click the link. At the top (or bottom) we could have a > link that references the AppDB, something like: > > Don't see your App listed here? Check the AppDB to see the status of it and > what you can do to help get it working. http://appdb.winehq.com > > Should suffice. > > -Dustin > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > U2 on LAUNCH - Exclusive greatest hits videos > http://launch.yahoo.com/u2 > >
