Comments on: Mono Critique Goes a Long Way Back

By: oiaohm

oiaohm — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:55:40 +0000

Look at problem different. Novell is only a threat as long as there Distribution is important and Your Distributions are the only source of packages.

Linux Standard Base is almost to the point that Novell could ship mono to everyone directly. No distribution bias. This has a really bad unattended side effect. Everyone in effect becomes Novell users and protected by Novell’s agreement with Microsoft even if they are not using Novell built products.

The agreement with Novell does not allow third party shipping to provide the protection. Novell for once missed some fine print. Really rare event by there legal team.

Double sided sword. One side Novell can use it for there gain. Other side Novell can use it to kill MS patent rights against the Linux world out right. Simple reason MS will have no one to sue.

The AT&T problem all over again. Ie I have a patent I want to push I already sold it to AT&T and everyone out there has AT&T protection. Crap. Common Unix world problem. AT&T would buy the patents.

By: Roy Schestowitz

Roy Schestowitz — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:23:57 +0000

Let’s quote from it:

“Mono also implements parts of .NET that have NOT been submitted to ECMA and ISO standards. Those parts of Mono lack even the protection for IP infringement with re-implementation that ISO documentation licensing implies.“

By: David Mohring (NZheretic)

David Mohring (NZheretic) — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:04:17 +0000

MS .net vs Mono, Open Source
Wed Dec 25, 2002
http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/02/12/25/213255.shtml

By: Needs Sunlight

Needs Sunlight — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:48:27 +0000

Again, what can be done about getting Mono boosters out of FOSS projects, especially ones like Ubuntu and Debian? Blacklisting them for good measure.

Shuttleworth seems rather cluefree on the situation. Red Hat seems to be leading, but the so-called Free distributions need to start following their own social guidelines.