[OT] Mono politics [was: Re: Compile Mono]

["Terrell Prudé Jr."]

Bob McConnell wrote:
> Some of you need to remove both the blinders and the rose colored 
> glasses. I suggest you run over to <http://www.groklaw.net/> and read 
> some of the lawyers' discussions about what Microsoft is up to. Then 
> spend some time reading up on the dirty tricks they have been pulling 
> for nearly three decades. They have ruined a lot of companies and 
> individuals' lives in that period, and there is no indication they will 
> ever change. So far neither the US Department of Justice nor the 
> European government has been able to force them to obey their laws.
>
> I'm outa here.
>
> Bob McConnell
> N2SPP
>
>   

Been doing that ever since the SCO Group started their crazy
machinations; Groklaw's indeed a great resource. 

Bob's right.  Microsoft is hoping to get as much Free Software as
possible dependent on this .NET Mono.  Then, once enough FOSS is
dependent on it (gee thanks Miguel), Microsoft goes a-suing for, at a
minimum, "patent infringement."  Maybe even copyright infringement too,
if actual MS code "somehow" makes its way into Mono.

Mono, like Sliver-blight (spelling intentional), is a trap.  I simply
refuse to use software that has actual dependencies on Mono, just like I
refuse to use Microsoft Windows or MS Office.

You're free to forego your freedom if you want.  You're also free to let
yourself get run over by a car or jump off the Golden Gate Bridge, if
that's what does it for you.

--TP
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