takeup (progress) of wine in the market. Interestingly even codeweavers has such patches that Jeremy White terms "Proprietary Advantage". This'd be good for me if I was making a living off Wine like codeweavers are. In fact perhaps I'd go out of my way to produce patches that wouldn't be accepted.
Just so we're clear - the use of the word "Proprietary Advantage" is an inside joke. It usually refers to code that is so bad that there is no chance Alexandre would accept it into WineHQ. But there are often grey areas as well, where we get frustrated that Alexandre won't accept a patch into Wine. Our preference has been and continues to be that everything we do go into Wine first; that's the only way we get the peer review that can make Wine work well.
But I have generally found that Alexandre's instincts are quite good. He's also very reasonable; I've never found him unwilling to discuss an issue, and I think I've even managed to change his mind on occasion.
Isn't there a saying that goes something like: "The best form of government is a benevolent dictatorship... so long as you have the right dictator?"
However, I admit to a certain bias; it may be that Alexandre cottons to my interest (Linux, mainstream apps), and that there are communities that he serves badly.
But the best way to persuade me (and others) of that is to highlight the patches. Show me patches you've submitted, along with arguments for them, and persuade me that he has been wrong to refuse them.
Cheers,
Jeremy