* Tom Shelton peremptorily fired off this memo:
> On Mar 3, 5:39 pm, Linonut <lino...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> > What royalties? You don't need an MS license to develop for
>> > Silverlight... All you need is the FREE sdk and a text editor.
>>
>> Not if you are a commercial entity, according to Microsoft's CEO.
>> You have a balance-sheet liability with Microsoft that you must cover.
>
> Really? Where did you see that?
Lot's of places. Here's one:
http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/microsoft/archives/108806.asp?source=rss
>> And so what if you're a non-commercial coder? No commercial entity can
>> use your Mono code unencumbered, if Microsoft gets wind .
>
> I don't believe that is true. You have a reference?
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\u2019s customers for
patent infringement.[9] According to Mono project leader Miguel de
Icaza,[10] this agreement extends to Mono but only for Novell
developers and customers.
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