Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Wed 21st Jan 2004 07:56 UTC
Unix was originally all about not being... Multics. If Mono is to follow a similar nomenclature (just for the kicks), we have to talk about Mono's upcoming 'monopolization' and 'monarchy' in the next generation of the Unix programming land. Your see, if everything goes well, in 2 to 3 years most new Gnome user/desktop applications will be written --hopefully-- in Mono and C#. Update: Miguel deIcaza replies.
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I just found this:
http://www.go-mono.com/faq.html#patents
At first, this made me more confident.
Then, I did go to the website of the <<Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure>> which leads very well the protests against software patents in Europe (big but not definitive victory for the moment)
What do I read here after a quick search about Microsoft and patents ?
http://swpat.ffii.org/acteurs/microsoft/index.en.html
Responding to questions about the opening-up of the .NET framework, Ballmer announced that there would certainly be a "Common Language Runtime Implementation" for Unix, but then explained that this development would be limited to a subset, which was "intended only for academic use". Ballmer rejected speculations about support for free .NET implementationens such as Mono: "We have invested so many millions in .NET, we have so many patents on .NET, which we want to cultivate."
Besides, there is so many things that Microsoft can do, if he doesn't want Mono to be succesful, that it is not even funny. FUD and use of the DMCA comes to mind.
Besides, the technological move (and gasp) between Gnome1.x and Gnome2.x have already hurt them enough. A framework and main libraries must be stable. Changing them every 2 years is not a good idea.