Tim Smith wrote:
> In article <1165783493.529767.198460@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> "Rex Ballard" <rex.ballard@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Keep in mind that there are lots of technologies which require
> > Microsoft licensed software to be fully functional. For example, if
> > you want mono to be fully functional you need libraries that are
> > licensed by Microsoft - which means you have to have a Windows XP
> > license.
>
> What libraries would those be? Note that Ubuntu includes Mono in the
> default install. Are you claiming I can't legally use Ubuntu unless I
> have an XP license???
Mono just covers the VM and the C# compiler, and a limited subset of
the libarary.
It think Mike Icaza has said that Mono covers about 65% of the
functionality.
The remainder of the functionality required to actually do most of the
things you would actually want to do to be .NET compatible, depend on
Microsoft intellectual property.
> --
> --Tim Smith
|
|
