I only have a passing interest in this, but its sufficient to ask this: * What actually is the rationally logical problem with Mono being in Ubuntu?
What I see on that Boycott novell website is lots of fear mongering and little hard truth. 1. Its only the windows compatability stuff like windows forms that *could ever be considered a patent problem*. Mono isnt really complete in this area anyway. .Net has open standards to it. The issue is the parts that related to the windows platform specifically. 2. MS wants to defeat Java, and hence wants cross platform interoperability. Isnt it good to have multiple cross platform technologies, java competing against .Net and so on? 3. MS has not sued anyone for Mono related stuff and the suggestion they will as if its a foregone conclusion is based on poorly considered fears. How can MS expect to match Java if they trap the Mac and Nix platforms with patent law suits for windows compatability layers? 4. Not everywhere in the world recognises software patents. This foregone conclusion that fear mongers are touting conveniently ignores this fact. 5. I dont see WINE in court with MS, which, on the basis of ripping off MS IP is undoubtedly more of an infringer than what MONO could ever be considered to be. I'm fully prepared to listen to well constructed rational arguments to the contrary. -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
