Linked by David Adams on Fri 12th Jun 2009 14:55 UTC, submitted by google_ninja
A Mono developer responds to a request for "a calm presentation of why Mono is desirable, why it is not a threat, and why it should be included in Ubuntu by default" answering the three questions individually, then attempting to address general anti-Mono sentiment.
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RE: You know it's funny..
by voidspace on Mon 15th Jun 2009 14:24
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RE[2]: You know it's funny..
by boldingd on Mon 15th Jun 2009 16:02
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Linux is not free because it forces you to use free software?? Yeah, I see your logic...
Exactly: coercion is pretty much the antithesis of freedom, isn't it? An OS oriented around user freedoms should probably include the freedom to run whatever software the user wants, not just the subset that the upstream provider has blessed.
RE[2]: You know it's funny..
by historyb on Mon 15th Jun 2009 20:00
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Here I was under the mistaken impression that Linux meant freedom. If you wanted something great, if not great too. It seems that Linux is not really free because there are some who would force us to use mono, yet others who would force us not to.
If someone wants mono, let them and if you don't than don't use it but do not restrict access to something or force something and than pretend to stand for freedom, you would be than no better than MS