MSI (MS Installer)

[Uwe Bonnes]

>>>>> "Greg" == Greg Turner <gmturner007 at ameritech.net> writes:

     Greg> Ultimately, my guess is Microsoft simply wouldn't want
    Greg> wine-associated folks redistributing msiexec, whether their rules
    Greg> allow for this or not... so IMO nobody should do so unless they
    Greg> are willing to duke it out with an army of lawyers, go to the
    Greg> media, start a legal defense fund, endure nuisance lawsuits, etc.,
    Greg> over the issue -- however remote that possibility may be, being
    Greg> prepared for the worst-case scenario is the only way to be ready
    Greg> for life's nasty surprises when they do come...  And there is also
    Greg> that aphorism about picking one's battles...

It's not wine that needs msiexec, it's some application with it's
installer. So this application has to care for msiexec.

If things change and msiexec get's part of the ms core distribution, we can
reconsider...

Bye
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