We've had a lot of debates recently on the merits - or dangers - of Mono. We've had troubles with how Microsoft views Mono and whether or not everyone is safe using it, but we also had a public back-and-forth among Debian maintainers. During all this, Richard Stallman remained pretty mum on the issue, today he broke the silence on the FSF website.
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Member since:2005-07-22
Novell is safe BUT and this is the killer, anyone else distributing MONO/.NET for Linux is not covered by their agreement/sellout to Microsoft.
So the likes of Debian, Mandriva, Red Hat & Canonical (to name but a few) could feel the wrath of Microsoft's legal counsel if the head honchos in Redmond get out of bed the wrong side one day.
Therefore as a Red Hat & Mandriva user, I remove any trace of it from any of my systems should it get accidentally installed.
We also have to remember that the Novell/Microsoft honeymoon could end in tears and then even Novell could be at risk.
Member since:2005-12-23
I think if Mono became at risk they would just flush out the parts that are more patented. Some people should be afraid to use Mono and others not. At that point the situation would really deteriorate anyway for MS.
RMS is just trying to advertise portable.net in a sneaky way just like any other salesman.
Member since:2007-02-17
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2006-02-16
Novell made that sweet deal with Microsoft, therefore Mono should be supposedly safe?