____/ Mark Kent on Tuesday 04 March 2008 13:50 : \____
> Linonut <linonut@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> * Mark Kent peremptorily fired off this memo:
>>
>>>> ____/ Linonut on Monday 03 March 2008 16:46 : \____
>>>>>
>>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mono_(software)#License
>>>>>
>>>>> On November 2, 2006, Microsoft and Novell announced a joint agreement
>>>>> whereby Microsoft agreed to not sue Novell's customers for
>>>>> patent infringement. According to Mono project leader Miguel de
>>>>> Icaza, this agreement extends to Mono but only for Novell
>>>>> developers and customers.
>>>
>>> Oh god, I'd no idea that the Mono licensing terms were so awful for the
>>> authors of the code. This is basically a BSD clause - you write, Novell
>>> get to take the code and give you nothing back. This is atrocious, and
>>> I sincerely hope that nobody is stupid enough to contribute any code
>>> under such conditions.
>>
>>
http://www.mono-project.com/FAQ:_General#If_Microsoft_will_release_a_port_of_their_.NET_platform_under_the_.27Shared_Source.27_license.2C_why_should_I_bother_with_anything_else.3F
>>
>> If Microsoft will release a port of their .NET platform under the
>> 'Shared Source' license, why should I bother with anything else?
>>
>> The Shared Source implementation will be expensive and its uses will
>> be tightly restricted, especially for commercial use. We are working
>> towards an implementation that will grant a number of important
>> rights to recipients: use for any purpose, redistribution,
>> modification, and redistribution of modifications. This is what we
>> call Free Software.
>>
>> The "Free Software" phrase is a link:
>>
>> http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
>>
>> At Novell:
>>
>> http://www.novell.com/linux/microsoft/openletter.html
>>
>> * Under the patent agreement, customers will receive coverage for Mono,
>> Samba, and OpenOffice as well as .NET and Windows Server.
>> * All of these technologies will be improved upon during the 5 years of
>> the agreement and there are some limits on the coverage that would be
>> provided for future technologies added to these offerings.
>> * The collaboration framework we have put in place allows us to work on
>> complex subjects such as this where intellectual property and
>> innovation are important parts of the conversation.
>>
>
> Oh gawd... it just gets worse. No wonder de Icaza is desperately trying
> to defend what he's done. I couldn't sleep at nights if I'd done that.
Peppered with propaganda terms like "intellectual property" and "innovation".
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