Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 16th Jun 2009 17:11 UTC
Last week we talked about whether or not the Debian project would include Mono in its default GNOME installation. This incited some heavy debate on OSNews, but sadly, the Mono debate also lead to some very nasty blog posts in the Debian community. Time for damage control, Debian project leader Steve McIntyre must've thought.
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I am aware that a fat patent doesn't have anything to do with the patents that are related to mono. That goes without saying. The problem is that by suing *anyone* for patent infringement - and more specifically, within the linux community, they have shown intention to use their patents aggressively. So, if mono ever becomes a burden they can easily stop it - and all the apps based on it. Think about it - what do you think Microsoft would do if Mono *ever* caused people to migrate away from .Net? Would they be clapping their hands?
prob wouldn't happen, but what if...
yeah, so? - they basically used novell to gain leverage on the whole linux community by issuing a patent covenant. Microsoft bought Novell, and for all intents and purposes I would shun them.
Well, if you doubt it wont happen, I am sure we can all sleep safely...