Quote of the Day: Richard Stallman on Mono

Dr. Roy Schestowitz

2009-01-30 21:01:26 UTC
Modified: 2009-01-30 21:02:04 UTC

""[...] we know that Microsoft is getting patents on some features of C#. So I think it's dangerous to use C#, and it may be dangerous to use Mono."

--Richard Stallman

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Quote of the Day: Richard Stallman on Mono

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