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Bug 638425 - Scores should be saved in home folders (in addition to/replacement of /var/games)
Scores should be saved in home folders (in addition to/replacement of /var/ga...
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: gnome-games-superseded
Classification: Deprecated
Component: general
2.32.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: gnome-games-general-maint
GNOME Games maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2010-12-31 19:39 UTC by Jean-Philippe Fleury
Modified: 2012-12-18 16:46 UTC
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Description Jean-Philippe Fleury 2010-12-31 19:39:48 UTC 
Since scores are stored in /var/games, users depend on the system administrator. For example, if the system is installed again or if users move to another computer, users can loose their scores.

Personally, I consider games scores as user data, so it would make sense to save them in home folders (or to have an option to make users able to).

The first time I lost all my scores, I was a bit disappointed, I thought they were saved in my home folder.
Comment 1 Vincent Untz 2012-07-09 13:39:43 UTC 
On top of that, getting rid of the setgid binaries would be cool.
Comment 2 Robert Ancell 2012-11-14 01:30:35 UTC 
Now done for the majority of games. Please open bugs against each game that still does this.
Comment 3 Vincent Untz 2012-12-18 16:46:36 UTC 
(In reply to comment #2)
> Now done for the majority of games. Please open bugs against each game that
> still does this.

five-or-more, gnome-nibbles, gnome-robots and tali are still using GameScore, so I filed bug 690429, bug 690430, bug 690431 and bug 690432.