You are right dankegel. It shouldn't be like this. But it is _on topic_.
The clutter of the wine-desktop-links is what this bug is about. I guess
most developpers won't have the patience of jhansonxi to argue and would
just put  the bug on 'wont fix'. You don't have to unsubscribe. This is
my last comment on this bug-report.

I've tried making a case for a clean menu. But i never actually get the
feeling my argument got accross. I keep getting technical explenations
of stuff I already understand.  Which to me seems completely irrelevant.

Steps to reproduce:
 - install wine
 - installing firefox, java and windows-media-player on wine.
 - you end up with a [firefox launcher, a java configuration tool, a java 
update tool] in the wine menu
 - in the system -> confiugration menu you end up with a [a wine configuration 
tool, java configuration tool]
 - you already had a firefox link in the internet menu

Now ask this theoretical user the following questions: 
  - which java configuration tools configures which java and affects which 
browsers?
  - what is the difference between the two firefoxes?
  - why does a .wmv correctly open in applications -> tools -> Wine File 
Browser?
  - why does the same .wmv not correctly open when you open it from your 
home-folder?
  - if you go to applications -> system -> software uninstaller .. which of the 
two firefoxes do you uninstall?
  - if you go to applications -> add/remove .. which of the two firefoxes do 
you uninstall?

Would the user be less confused if all wine stuff was in the same menu? I think 
so. 
And if you do not, you are free to just put it on 'wont fix'.

But please don't come with techincal reasons, analogies with java or how wine 
is just a document-viewer.
You also don't have to educate me about the technical details. I am quite aware 
of why it is, like it is. (I work as linux system administrator, and install 
ubuntu on about 30+ different workplaces of about 5 different clients of mine, 
not counting the servers).

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