Re: [News] Getting Rid of Novell/Microsoft Mono and Moonlight

[Bill Baka <bbaka@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Andrew Halliwell wrote:
> Doctor Smith <iaintgotnostinkinemail@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:06:48 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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> > > Things to Avoid on Ubuntu
> > You're an idiot Schestowitz.
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> > For those that don't know, Roy Schestowitz is on some kind of religious
> > pilgrimage to remove parts of Ubuntu, like mono and Moonlight and so forth
> > and replace them with open source crapware that doesn't work properly.
> But mono and moonlight are open source crapware.
> What's wrong with replacing one set of "crapware" with another that isn't
> infested with stuff microsoft could threaten with patent suits at the drop
> of a hat?
Short answer, I got a program from the repository that did cause 
problems, but I don't know exactly which one since I had installed about 
ten apps that day.
At least I have never had a dll overwritten like happens in windoze.

Bill Baka