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Re: [News] Red Hat Rejects Mono (.Net)

  • Subject: Re: [News] Red Hat Rejects Mono (.Net)
  • From: Andrea <nospam@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 15:02:58 +0100
  • In-reply-to: <ybY8h.2860$Yy1.1076@textfe.usenetserver.com>
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: Pro Futuro
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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.

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