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I didn't want a 'compatibility list' either, this is a gamer's list. There are other tags that need a lot more maintenance than this one will. I don't mean to be to technical, but partially working games are not included in this tag, as intended, and described so. Also, I didn't break down the versions of WINE tag by tag. The WINE community is doing a fine job at their compatibility list. A competing list would be rather useless. Compatibility lists include partially working titles, even pointless entries (to players) such as "it boots to slash screen". Compatibility lists contain technical info on exact versions and configurations, this tag group is for a version that works. Game descriptions can fill in the details optionally. Or better, users can visit the WINE compatibility list via the link; which I fully intended to add as soon as I could find a game specific list on the WINE site, or verify their wasn't one. What really convinced me it was time to add a WINE tag was [[gameid:108647 Neverwinter Nights]]. We had all these Linux games at UVL that don't actually work without Windows. They were more like Linux compatible windows games. I spotted NWN at the WINE database under the Platinum rating and thought, "wow, NWN Linux really is truly a Linux game now" It won't be long till the other Linux compatible games follow (they may have already, I don't follow the list that closely). Of course once the tag is there, all applicable games, if in reasonable numbers, should get it right? And the compatiblewine tag has planned obsolescence, we'll be rid of it eventually.

There is another option. That is a generic "notemulated" tag'. Of course, windows games will have to be waiting a long time to get this tag.

I'm not familiar with them myself, but I'd have assumed the people who provide the exes also provide an installer as well, but I guess that isn't always the case.

There's quite a few "Linux versions" of commercial games that are completely unsupported by the people who create them. They brag about their own L33Tn3SS in claiming a Linux version exists but leave it to the user to figure out exactly where it available is and how to use it. Publishers say they don't know and to ask the developers, developers say we don't know or we don't support it, both say buy the Windows version. Many companies treat the commercial Linux versions like an unauthorized opensouce project, except they accept your payment for it, and will take people to court for violating their copyright of it.