Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 1st Jul 2009 20:49 UTC
Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu The Mono discussion may be tiring, but the fact of the matter is that thanks to this discussion, various major Linux distributions are now making official statements detailing their position in the Mono/C# debate. The latest to do this is Ubuntu, which reiterated their position yesterday.
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RE[3]: mono witch trials
by cb_osn on Wed 1st Jul 2009 22:50 UTC in reply to "RE[2]: mono witch trials"
cb_osn
Member since:
2006-02-26

I think taking your point about the damage of infighting as a call for mono backers to stand down makes the most sense.

Ironically, even though I am a Mono supporter, this is exactly what I would suggest. There is really no need to defend Mono. The only purpose this serves is to get those who would attack it all riled up. If, as a developer, you like Mono, use it. If, as a user, you prefer an application that happens to depend on Mono, use it. Distributions that provide the applications that users want will be successful-- those that don't, won't. It'll all work itself out.

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RE[4]: mono witch trials
by FooBarWidget on Thu 2nd Jul 2009 08:02 in reply to "RE[3]: mono witch trials"
FooBarWidget Member since:
2005-11-11

"To each his own" huh? I don't think that works. As a developer the main thing that prevents me from using Mono is the fear that my users will complain about the Mono dependency, no matter how good my app is.

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RE[5]: mono witch trials
by Soulbender on Thu 2nd Jul 2009 09:42 in reply to "RE[4]: mono witch trials"
Soulbender Member since:
2005-08-18

That's why I don't write apps in (java, C, python etc) in fear that my customers will complain about the dependency on (JRE, glibc/libc, python etc).

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