Remix Mono and Windows

[Mr. C clark]

I did a fresh install of remix on my msi wind net book.
I transfered some files pics docs etc on flash drives back to my net book documents.
Then the next time I stared my netbook I had a blank page Ubuntu swirl background with 1 picture file on the desktop.
No menus buttons nothing, Powered off.
When I used the Recover option during boot which did not fix the problem: I noticed the words System  Virus.
Unfortunately I deleted the pic of the text after it was sent to bglug.
Chris.

> Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:59:35 -0700
> Subject: Re: Remix Mono and Windows
> From: dylanmccall at gmail.com
> To: ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com
> 
> Chris, what do you mean by misbehaving? We'll need more information than that.
> 
> Mono is not a virus or an evil back-door. Mono is a development /
> runtime environment based on (and compatible with) Microsoft's .Net.
> .Net is largely funded and owned by Microsoft (I should stress that
> this is in the same way the stacked window metaphor is). Mono is a
> neat environment for building software, so there are many free
> software developers who prefer it. You will notice, for example, that
> F-Spot uses Mono, as does Banshee and Tomboy.
> The benefit to Mono over .Net is that it is free, it is lighter
> (anecdotal, sorry), it supports static compiling (without the VM) and
> it is cross platform. That is, Mono apps have run on Linux, MacOS,
> Windows, the iPhone, Maemo and beyond :)
> 
> There is some concern surrounding Mono due to the fact that it is
> based on a technology developed by the evil, one-dimensional Microsoft
> ؟
> 
> Some people feel that Microsoft could sue Linux vendors for
> distributing Mono, as they continually threaten how free software
> infringes on patents.
> 
> Personally, I for one feel this is unlikely to happen due to the fact
> that they have released a patent protection promise of sorts, and
> otherwise because we have big companies relying on Mono for major
> products. My favourite example of late is Electronic Arts with The
> Sims 3. If Microsoft started attacking Mono users, they would find
> themselves up against one pretty enormous company.
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Dylan
> 
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