On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 3:44 PM, James Mckenzie <jjmckenzi...@earthlink.net> wrote: > Austin English <austinengl...@gmail.com> wrote on March 6: >>Sent: Mar 6, 2009 1:42 PM >>To: Klaus Layer <klaus.la...@gmx.de>, Rosanne DiMesio <dime...@earthlink.net> >>Cc: Wine Develop <wine-devel@winehq.org> >>Subject: Re: AppDB entries are being delete without contacting maintainer by >> Rozanne >> >>On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 2:36 PM, Klaus Layer <klaus.la...@gmx.de> wrote: >>> Hi all, >>> >>> since several months a user Rozanne is changing AppDB entries without >>> contacting the maintainers. Most of the changes so far were minor changes. >>> But today I was informed that Rozanne just deleted an entry which was >>> maintained by me. According to the email I received, there were duplicated >>> entries for the programm Mapsource. I regard deleting entries from Appdb >>> without giving the maintainer a chance to backup what they maintained a >>> *very* unfriendly act. I would have merged the two entries under one to save >>> the valuable information users added to AppDB. Just deleting entries from >>> AppDB, deletes information the wine community collected to support using >>> wine. Users spent a lot of time and just deleting their work is *not* >>> acceptable. >>> >>> Can someone of the adminstrators of AppDB please make sure that Rozanne >>> stops >>> deleting entries from AppDB without informing the maintainers before. I >>> would >>> expect to be informed about such an action before and that I as a maintainer >>> have the right to discuss was is being delete and what not. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Klaus >>> >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: AppDB <appdb-nore...@winehq.org> >>> To: appdb-nore...@winehq.org >>> Date: Fri, 06 Mar 2009 08:42:12 -0600 >>> Subject: [AppDB] Submitter screenshots deleted >>> >>> Submitter screenshots deleted >>> ------------------------------------------------------- >>> The screenshots you submitted for MapSource 6.13.7 have been deleted >>> because MapSource 6.13.7 was deleted. >>> The action was performed by Rosanne >>> Reasons given >>> The parent entry was deleted. The reason given for that deletion was: >>> Duplicate entry >>> >>> Best regards. >>> The AppDB team >>> http://appdb.winehq.org/ >>> >>> >>> If you don't want to receive any other e-mail, please change your >>> preferences: >>> http://appdb.winehq.org/preferences.php >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >>Well, Rozanne _is_ an AppDB administrator, hence the permission to >>delete those entries. >> >>That said, yes, notice should be given. >> > Also, please be aware that entries referring to ReactOS, PlayonLinux and > Crossover are also being removed. The latter is actually biting the hand > that feeds us. CodeWeavers, the producers of Crossover, host WineHQ. What > might be a better idea is to state: > > "This program has been shown to work better with Crossover, please visit > their web site for more details. Please be aware that Crossover is a > commercial product whose developers also support Wine." > > James McKenzie >
Codeweavers has their own AppDB type system: http://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/ -- -Austin
