https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=47018
Olivier F. R. Dierick o.dierick@piezo-forte.be changed:
What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|UNCONFIRMED |RESOLVED URL|https://mega.nz/#!P35GwAZI! | |lhBkgqiKTHSbFgvgMr4zitLMc1O | |iQmB6z7YcSUWtS7A | Resolution|--- |INVALID
--- Comment #10 from Olivier F. R. Dierick o.dierick@piezo-forte.be --- Hello,
Pleading in favor of a bug is fine, but to keep putting back a link that has been removed as a precautionary measure is not. I consider it as advertisement, trolling and/or spam.
There are many good reasons [*] to not put the link back in the URL field or comments and I will therefore ask you to stop doing that.
Regards
[*] In addition to the questionability of the application, the link is a blind link to a direct download on a third party file hosting service. That may or may not be a violation of the software license.
I note that there are no mega.nz download links on the publisher's website. There is a Microsoft .NET Framework Final 4.8.0 bundle, but the sizes differs and the screen captures show that the link point to an older version. The origin of the linked file is unknown.
A link to the download page of the original software publisher website would be better, but since it's flagged as a warez/crack site I would still advise against it. Keep in mind that WineHQ bugs are public and will be scanned by online security services for links to malware files or websites. It could get undeserved bad ratings because of the links to flagged websites or files.
A developer who finds interest in the issue and wants to test the app should know what he's doing. He could still fetch the link from the bug history or download directly from the publisher (visible in the screen captures).
DISCLAIMER: I don't speak in the name of the Wine project, community or staff, or any other entity but myself.