Debian is Not Including Mono by Default, Yet
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2009-06-16 13:54:51 UTC
- Modified: 2009-06-16 13:54:51 UTC
Summary: Refutation of common misconception that irreversible moves have already been made
A FEW DAYS ago
we wrote about ongoing discussions in the Debian project -- mostly a controversy that arose when some new push was made to put Tomboy inside.
According to the leader of Debian, this supposed inclusion of Mono by default is only under "under discussion". Contrary to some reports, this is
not final and people can still enter this debate.
The Debian GNU/Linux distribution may include Mono in its default install, with the project leader Steve McIntyre telling iTWire today that "there's a chance that it might do, but it's under discussion at the moment."
The fight for Mono is often a
principles-driven fight -- not one which revolves purely on legal and technical considerations. To give a new example,
this new blog post shows that Mono is not even necessary. Better programs exist for GNOME (GTK), which do not rely on Mono.
There's again a whole slew of arguments going back and forth about mono.
Me, I don't use mono-based applications anymore. I used to be a Blam! user, until I found Liferea. I used to be an f-spot user, until I switched to digiKam. The reason, in both cases, was that the mono-based applications were much, much slower than their non-mono-based alternatives.
The person above is a Debian developer. It is his reasonable and moderate argument where he expresses no special interest in Mono. So why enter
this uncertainty in the first place?
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Comments
eet
2009-06-16 20:49:03
Fear and hate get you nowhere!
lazarus
2009-06-16 21:31:42
Microsoft doesn't need to sue users. They can use their stealth patent claims to control OEMs.
Roy Schestowitz
2009-06-17 07:10:32
Dante
2009-06-18 17:46:57
Oh, Banshee has a nice cover fetch feature. It also has a nice optional (not installed by default) service that creates a smart playlist. (which I didnt install during my testing)
Honestly, to me? The legal disputes dont bother me. The fact is, mono software, whilst normally beating some of it's companion software in some areas, is far too resource heavy for me to use. Just because I have excess computing power dosent mean I want a app in a language that's very resource heavy.
Considering Ubuntu is going to possibly be putting in Banshee in 9.10, I want nothing to do with it. This isnt poltics for me, this is me saying 'Hang on...why?' I've switched to KDE now and am quite enjoying my desktop. Sure it's more resource heavy then a non-mono-laden GNOME, but it's less the a mono-laden one. Goodbye, GNOME. Hello Kubuntu!