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Man oh Man oh Mono
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| Well lo and behold what happens? Microsoft comes out against Tom Tom and
| three of the 7 patents they claim infringe target technologies used in the
| Linux kernel and technology built on top of Linux. Fat patents and Windowing
| environment are at stake here.
|
| [...]
|
| Alas, back to Mono and once again I must ask myself. Is if really worth it to
| dance with the beast? How many times are we going to ferry the scorpion
| across the river on our backs only to be stung each time we reach the shore?
| The old adage proclaims: “Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice shame on
| me.” We’ve been fooled way to many times now and I for one am sick of looking
| like an idiot.
|
| If you always do what you’ve always done, you will always get what you always
| got. Microsoft has not changed it’s colors at all. Why should we continue to
| compromise?
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http://www.thelinuxlink.net/myblog/?p=173
Recent:
Patent suit tells us why we should shun Mono, Moonlight
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| Microsoft has shown the world exactly how friendly it is towards open source
| by going to court to claim damages over patents which have been allegedly
| violated in an implementation of the Linux kernel. And that's a good reason
| why FOSS users should avoid Mono and Moonlight like the plague.
|
| [...]
|
| He was then asked by Mozilla engineering vice-president Mike Schroepfer
| whether there would be the same protection if one downloaded and then
| distributed the code for Moonlight
|
| "There is a patent covenant for anyone that downloads [Moonlight] from
| Novell," he answered and was then forced to admit that "as to extending the
| patents to third parties - you have to talk to Microsoft."
|
| That's exactly what Microsoft was saying to TomTom before it sued the GPS
| maker on Wednesday - talk to us and sign a licensing deal. Is that what FOSS
| users want to do - pay royalties for using software?
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http://www.itwire.com/content/view/23501/1090/
Related:
Mono, The Road To Hell: Final Proof
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| This is a Microsoft-branded piece of shit.
|
| Now, if there are still Linux users still loving Mono, and still believing
| they have anything in common with FREEDOM & Open Source, they're idiots like
| hell.
|
| Proofs of MALA FIDE from Microsoft's part:
|
| 1. NOBODY interested in a good-faith patent protection would restrict the
| protection to the downstream recipients of a UNIQUE source — but this is
| what Microsoft is doing!
|
| 2. NOBODY interested in a good-faith patent protection would restrict the
| protection to the UNMODIFIED AND USED "AS INTENDED" ("for the intended
| purpose") for an OPEN-SOURCE project — but this is what Microsoft is doing!
|
| 3. NOBODY interested in a good-faith patent protection would restrict the
| protection in any ways. Simply imposing restrictions means WHATEVER FALLS
| OUTSIDE THE SPECIFIC CONDITIONS IS SUBJECT TO FEAR, UNCERTAINTY AND DOUBT!
|
| Yes, this is Microsoft. Yes, this covenant is ONLY and ONLY for the benefit
| of Novell's SLED and SLES, and for the benefit of openSUSE. This is for
| people to ONLY consider openSUSE as a "safe" Linux way to use Moonlight and
| Mono, and therefore to increase the penetration of SLED/SLES as "the" Linux
| for the Enterprise.
|
| This is the abjection of the Microsoft-Novell fascist conspiracy.
|
| Have a nice day.
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http://beranger.org/index.php?page=diary&2008/05/29/17/08/18-mono-the-road-to-hell-final-proo
Shining Some Light on Microsoft's Moonlight Covenant
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| My conclusion now, after having reviewed it, is the same as I predicted. This
| is worthless and potentially harmful vapor-speak.
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http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20080528133529454
Is .NET on GNU/Linux a Trojan Horse?
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| There were two basic propositions in my mind on how could they hurt Free
| Software.
|
| * 1. Copyright threat? -- If Mono stuff is under a Free Software
| license, once Microsoft or Novell change the licensing terms
| over the Free .NET implementation we can just fork away. This
| is where my trust into Free Software licenses comes into play.
| * 2. Software patents threat? -- Nothing new, there is patent
| saber rattling already and no software is safe from patents anyway.
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http://www.libervis.com/article/is_net_on_gnu_linux_a_trojan_horse
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