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• zatoichi

  2009-08-07 17:09:58

  And what if folks think that "line-by-line port of Sqlite [sic] to C#" is a pretty pointless and unnecessary idea as well? Why would you assume that people who happen to like C# would support any old thing being ported to C#?
  
  Do you actually imagine that the issues raised around gnote were really over Hub's porting a C# application to C++? If so, you should really examine your assumptions, since that really had nothing to do with it; the reaction would have been essentially identical if Tomboy had started out as a python app...

• zatoichi

  2009-08-07 17:19:39

  It's surprising to me that there's been so little mention of Jo Shields' "Chicken Little Remix" here, and no mention at all of his post on why Roy's brand of "advocacy" is unproductive.

• aeshna23

  2009-08-07 19:01:14

  Zatoichi,
  
  I read parts from your link. I didn't like the logic. Arguments can't be papered by one side just saying we're right and the other side shouldn't worry about it. In fact, as a Nietzschean, I find not just the "logic" contemptible, but the person who express the logic contemptible also.
  
  Like many people, I worry about the implications of Mono for Linux. I have no inhibitions about telling the people that they should shun Mono like leprosy--no matter who calls me "Chicken Little" in the language of their choice. And it's not solely about the patent issue. I wouldn't want a Microsoftized Linux even if patents weren't an issue. It's all about remaining loyal to our Unix and FLOSS heritages. In this regard, I'm not going to use MP3's much even when the patents come off. I'm proud of the work our community has done to come up with the OGG codecs.