http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16448
Summary: Wine should use Mono and Gecko already installed in the system Product: Wine Version: 1.1.10 Platform: PC OS/Version: Linux Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: -unknown AssignedTo: wine-bugs@winehq.org ReportedBy: neptunia@mail.ru
Wine FAQ says Wine is not an emulator, but in fact, it works as emulator - it does not enhance Linux API, but simply creates virtual Windows system completely isolated from other parts of the system.
* If one runs a .NET based program, Wine requires Win32 Mono to be installed under Wine, instead of Mono already installed in system.
* If a program tries to do html rendering, Wine requires a web engine to be installed under Wine, not using already installed in the system.
* If a program needs Flash, Wine requires an instance installed under Wine.
* If a program uses some fonts, Wine requires the fonts to be in Wine's fonts directory and does not use already installed in the system (and Wine's fonts cannot be used by a Linux application)
* Windows drivers loaded under NDIS wrapper cannot use Wine's APIs, that's why the functionality of NDIS wrapper is so limited (and Wine cannot load Windows drivers even NDIS-compatible).
This leads to douling in functionality, incompatibilities and limitations. I think Wine should fully utilize the systems already provided with system and allow other programs (that may benifit from it, such as Mono and NDIS wrapper) to use Wine's APIs.