On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 09:05:27AM +0100, Ian Barton wrote: > > Mono is a "clone" of Microsoft's Dot Net framework. It's good in that > makes it possible for Windows C# programmers to develop Linux apps. > However, the concern is that at some point, MS will decide to start a > patent war over Mono. If Mono becomes "required" for the Gnome desktop, > rather than just providing nice add on programs, Gnome would be sunk. > > The anti Mono faction want it to be treated like restricted codecs, > available for download if users choose, but not there by default.
I can appreciate that, just look at the delayed enforcement that happened with MP3. They waited until it became a "standard" and then demanded payment. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP3#Licensing_and_patent_issues http://www.chillingeffects.org/patent/notice.cgi?NoticeID=464 Why would we want a Microsoft specific technology used in a core OSS product? I know Mono devs try to avoid the "us vs them" mentality, but it comes down to a trust issue. I won't harp on it, I just thought it was interesting that an organizer was at the center of the debate. They should just use Org and be happy! ------------------------------------------------------------------ Russell Adams rlad...@adamsinfoserv.com PGP Key ID: 0x1160DCB3 http://www.adamsinfoserv.com/ Fingerprint: 1723 D8CA 4280 1EC9 557F 66E8 1154 E018 1160 DCB3 _______________________________________________ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode