Some indication of different types of content about osgameclones

[cxong]

I'd like to see the various labels replaced with a coloured icon + label "badge", so something like this:

• Development status: ACTIVE SPORADIC HALTED
• 🎮PLAYABLE
• Content license: 💿NEEDS DATA 🆓FREEWARE 🔓FREE + OPEN
• Type of project: 🔌SOURCE PORT 🔄REMAKE
• Code license: ©️PROPRIETARY ⭐OPEN SOURCE

Ok not the best icon choices 😄 but I hope I get the style across

I also saw there was a previous attempt to add some icons to show the content license here: #20
I understand that was rejected because it was a drastic styling change. Let's work together so that we can agree on a style, because I think the license is very important for some users. I know of a few folks who were burned by making a game by deriving a non-free game (e.g. ZDoom) and only much later realising they can't sell the game due to the non-free license.

Let me know if this should be split into separate issues.

[cxong]

I'm a bit reluctant about adding icons now, I think we need a designer to undertake this task.

We already have clickable labels now, so the functionality is there. We also have colour-coded playable labels. Having icons must improve visibility, and make things look better. But:

• There are lots of different labels; having too many icons can make things look cluttered and less visible
• Not all icons look good in this small size
• Not all labels have appropriate icons, e.g. SDL is a popular framework but it doesn't have a recognisable icon

So unless the icons are well designed, we might not improve things over how they are right now.

[Mailaender]

How about CSS styled colored text labels.

• source port according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/source_port for direct descendants of original code
• original artwork for everything that uses proprietary assets and legacy file formats

and make remake vs. exact clone for the scope of some projects.

[piranha]

That's not a bad idea. Those labels could appear after # character, there is a place for them there. :) I guess I should start adding them...

[Mailaender]

Haha, nice. Maybe use http://fortawesome.github.io/Font-Awesome/icons/ to combine label and iconography in a modern way.

[piranha]

Yeah, #20 was just doing too much stuff in one go. I'm not against style changes and/or more information, but there is no way I was going to accept that attempt. :)

And adding license information is a good thing for sure! Anyway, I'm a bit busy this days, but if you're willing to improve things bit by bit, go for it! :)

[wonea]

@cxong I'd really like to see the icons. Any chance of a separate pull request just for the those? @Mailaender black and white icons would keep with the minimalistic approach

[nikuda]

Suggest we close this issue since the main things have been achieved. The icons/design issue can be brought up in another issue when they arise again. @cxong @wonea

[nikuda]

Closing since the last bit that wasn't done is to be addressed in #533.