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Re: Red Hat Rejects Mono (.Net)

Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> __/ [ Andrea ] on Wednesday 22 November 2006 14:02 \__
>
> > yttrx wrote:
> >> Andrea <nospam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> >>>> Red Hat Doesn't Want Mono
> >>>>
> >>>> ,----[ Quote ]
> >>>> | There are a lot of great new programs and innovations expected
> >>>> | in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. The Novell-led Mono project isn't
> >>>> | one of them.
> >>>> `----
> >>>>
> >>>> http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3644981
> >>>>
> >>>> I hope that Ubuntu (Canonical) follows suit. Some say that Mono, if not
> >>>> OpenOffice as well, is a/the legal landmine.
> >>> Seems like a paranoia.
> >>>
> >>
> >> Yeah?
> >>
> >> Microsoft:  "if you use our stuff without paying a licensing fee, we'll
> >> sue you"
> >>
> >> Redhat:  "so wait, mono is yours and has a licensing fee?"
> >>
> >> Microsoft:  "Yup"
> >>
> >> Redhat:  "see ya"
> >>
> >> Whats hard to understand?
> >>
> >
> > I may claim that moon is made from swiss cheesee - which does not
> > necessary involve that it is... so, Microsoft must prove, that using
> > mono (which is NOT .Net, although is compatible with it) requires paying
> > a fee. As for this moment, there is no proof.
>
> I think that aniother important factor is the fact that Microsoft controls
> the standard,

No they do not.  The standard is controled by ECMA/ISO.

--
Tom Shelton


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