> Gecko is not a core part of Wine. It is only needed for an MSHTML > implementation. There are plenty of apps in existence that do not and > will not have any use for Gecko. I argue that the size of Gecko is a > good reason to not require it to be installed for those users who > *know* they don't need it.
How do they know that? Things show up in surprising places, and we don't always know why it is that an app is failing. > No, you didn't. But how can you support a scheme where running "wine > cmd /c echo yes" prompts for Gecko download? I never said whether I support it or not. I was annoyed that you were making specious arguments. You're doing it again, by assuming I have a particular position. I'm saying, it's worth listening to Jacek's (and now Alexandre's) positions. --Juan