Summary: Mono trap from Novell entrenched deep inside a ubiquitously-used distribution of GNU/Linux

OMG!UBUNTU! not only promoted Banshee but it also jumped the gun when it claimed that the program had been added to the next Ubuntu. Well, only now is it official:

he day we’ve all be waiting for has finally arrived. After much hard work by the Banshee Project and Ubuntu, Banshee has finally been made the default music player in Natty.

As I am informed currently the switch will hit the next daily image build.

Canonical is putting a Microsoft/Novell Trojan inside everyone's default install. Since lawsuits can ensue, all we can say is, how utterly irresponsible. Banshee-Ubuntu posts go a long way back, e.g.:

• Banshee (MCP-Excluded Mono Trap) is Not Yet in Next Ubuntu, There is Still Time to Stop It
• Canonical Probably to Put in Next Ubuntu GNU/Linux Mono Parts Which Microsoft Disallows Free of Lawsuits/Charge
• Ubuntu Users Plead to Keep Novell's Banshee Out (and Other Miscellaneous Mono News)
• Microsoft-funded Media Player to Become Ubuntu's Default?
• Mono Warning: Fresh Attempts to Inject Banshee Into Ubuntu Netbook Edition 10.10
• Novell/Microsoft Mono Poison (Banshee) Put in Ubuntu 10.10 NBE by Default
• Patent Threat Banshee Gets Hooks Into Ubuntu 10.10
• Banshee is Novell, Mono, and 'Forbidden' Microsoft Software Patents
• OpenSUSE 11.3 Users Sensitive to Microsoft Lawsuit Due to Banshee Bundling
• Fedora 13 Replaces F-Spot (Mono) With Shotwell (Vala), MeeGo Still Mono Encumbered
• What Alfresco and Android Can Teach About Ubuntu
• Mono Advocacy is Deluded, Avoids the Facts and Personally Attacks Critics Instead
• Bad Decision Made at Canonical Regarding Media Player
• Mono Lie of the Week: AttachMSFT's Banshee is Safe
• .NET is Microsoft's Patent Poison Pill Inside Any GNU/Linux Distribution With Mono

This subject was discussed with Jono Bacon (Ubuntu community manager) last night. ⬆