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Mono and FAT
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| The thing with Mono is that you know for sure that Microsoft is getting
| patents on C#, there's no reason to believe these wouldn't apply to mono.
| Secondly, Microsoft has a bad reputation for patent extortion, as the recent
| case against TomTom has shown. If Microsoft can successfully blackmail
| someone over something like long-filename support on FAT, why wouldn't they
| do the same for an entire framework they designed?
|
| The immediate danger here is not the existence of Mono or some specific Mono
| apps, but the possibility of an increasing number of Gnome components
| depending on Mono and what this would mean for the Linux desktop when
| Microsoft finally decides to sue some non-SuSE distribution or even a project
| or a user for the use of their intellecutal property? People implemented FAT
| for years without any problems until TomTom got bitten, FAT with long
| filenames was also a safe Microsoft-technology to use...
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http://nocturn.vsbnet.be/node/141
Recent:
TomTom Settlement Aftermath: Get the FAT Out - Updated
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| Ah, yes. Mono. Once again. And OOXML. Might governmental agencies wish to
| particularly take note of OOXML in light of the TomTom settlement? I would
| think so. And .NET and Silverlight. Perhaps you can think of others.
|
| [...]
|
| Wake up. Microsoft should be treated like Microsoft.
|
| It is what it is. It is what it always has been.
|
| Microsoft asked recently to be judged by its actions, not its words. OK. The
| TomTom settlement *is* Microsoft actions. We watched it, and we judge them by
| it.
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http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20090401152339514
Related:
Sun exec accuses Microsoft of 'patent terrorism'
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| The efforts of Microsoft to pressure the Linux community over alleged and
| unspecified patents is akin to "patent terrorism", according to a local
| executive for Sun Microsystems.
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http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Sun-exec-accuses-Microsoft-of-patent-terrorism-/0,130061733,339280437,00.htm
Microsoft, the art of Corporate Terrorism.
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| Microsoft, no longer the technological leader in the Computer Desktop
| market, is taking on a terrorist role in its attempt remain in power
| at all costs. (see the link to the CNN story below)
|
| The tactic is intended to frighten current, and would be, free
| software users away from products that Microsoft just can't compete
| with. It's not a new tactic, but for the first time desperation is
| beginning to show.
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http://sweetcomputing.com/index.php?wiki=Microsoft_Terrorism
Convicted Monopolist Terrorizes Software Industry
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| That headline is designed to grab your attention. Sensationalistic as
| it may be, it also happens to be true, if what you mean by 'terrorize'
| is to provoke fear.
|
| If you've been following the presidential race in the United States,
| you know the present crop of candidates have been exploiting the fear
| of the American people as they never have before in the history of
| the country.
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http://www.linux.org/news/opinion/ms_threats.html
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