Microsoft Adopts Mono, Uses It to Take Over GNOME

Dr. Roy Schestowitz

2012-06-05 08:37:05 UTC
Modified: 2012-06-05 08:37:05 UTC

Mono strings GNOME
Image contributed by Beranger

Summary: Microsoft is promoting Mono (.NET) inside GNOME, taking over a part of GNOME development

HEAD over to Phoronix to see what we warned about all along. Microsoft uses Mono to infilitrate GNU/Linux and interfere with the competition that it is contantly attacking with patents and other means. This is nauseating, but for those who followed Miguel de Icaza in recent years this oughn't be shocking. ⬆

"I saw that internally inside Microsoft many times when I was told to stay away from supporting Mono in public. They reserve the right to sue"

--Robert Scoble, former Microsoft evangelist

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Needs Sunlight

2012-06-05 09:05:10

It's really bad that GNOME is involved financially there. They should know much better than that. This event just makes a mess.
walterbyrd

2012-06-08 00:12:47

I use LXDE is that MONO free? What about XFCE?

Is there are list of mono safe, and mono infected, DEs and/or applications?

Dr. Roy Schestowitz

2012-06-08 00:16:00

We do have such a list, maintained in part by Needs Sunlight.

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Microsoft Adopts Mono, Uses It to Take Over GNOME

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