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MONO – No! No!: A useful utility & Billy Gates’s Teapot.
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| I am sorry to all those who find this old news, I have received a few emails
| asking about MONO concerns and since I did say I would link to Mononono I
| thought I would post it now.
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http://openbytes.wordpress.com/2009/07/17/mono-no-no-a-useful-utility/
Recent:
The Mono Infatuation with Microsoft
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| I picked this one because I think in 4 short sentences it illustrates most of
| the points that I see over and over again:
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| 1. It is a representative quote – it’s given as part of an interview, not
| a twitter, blog entry, or part of a flame war on Slashdot. So it comes
| across as “official” Team Mono/Novell stuff.
| 2. It boasts of the “exclusivity” that Novell/Team Mono enjoys with
| Microsoft. Even if you don’t think this is a problem, I hope you can see
| how it could be perceived as offensive.
| 3. It constantly and unconditionally praises the technology. Everything is
| always “fantastic” or “superb” or “awesome” or “brilliant”. It comes
| across as worshipful, fanboy stuff.
| 4. It insults alternatives. Team Mono is not only always singing the
| praises of Mono/Moonlight/Microsoft, but it is a rare opportunity to
| degrade an alternative that passes by.
| 5. It promotes Mono/Moonlight as absolutely the right choice and ready for
| the most key parts of major projects.
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| On top of that, running on about Silverlight is a quadruple offense:
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| 1. It has all the negative baggage that Mono has.
| 2. Plus, there is no ECMA/ISO standard to hide behind.
| 3. Plus, there is the incredibly offensive and anti-community Covenant.
| 4. Plus, de Icaza often talks about the exclusive help the Mono Project is
| getting from Microsoft. So good I mention this one twice.
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| Now, I’m sure yourself or Mr. de Icaza can justify and explain these sort of
| quotes – or maybe you don’t see anything wrong with them at all – but from my
| lights they are pretty close to the “infatuation” side of the relationship
| chart.
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http://mono-nono.com/2009/07/16/the-mono-infatuation-with-microsoft/
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