Novell's focus on .NET reaffirmed with Mono 2.0, appointment of Steinman at a higher level
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Guest Post: Why Not Mono - Part I
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Mono ‘Guard’ Found in Ubuntu Forums
At least one user in Ubuntu Forums is there only to defend Mono and ensure it stays
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Mono Spreads, Fails
Mono striving to reach more parts of GNU/Linux; Moonlight revisited
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Miguel De Icaza On Mono, Moonlight, and Gnome
Miguel de Icaza: "We could refresh the look and feel of the entire desktop with Moonlight"
Translation: We'll try to make the whole desktop dependent on a MS standard.
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Why Mono is Currently An Unacceptable Risk
In short, we are in an adversarial situation. Microsoft does not want us to succeed. Thus we cannot trust Microsoft, even if we'd like to, and must consider Mono based upon the question "What is the worst thing MS can reasonably do?". We can only trust Mono if we are convinced Microsoft doesn't have weasel room. The current situation appears, to me, to have lots of weasel room.
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How to remove Mono (M$) from Ubuntu Hardy Heron
Mono has a potentially fatal sting-in-the-tail for some, and leaves a rather nasty taste in the mouths of many others… So, I thought I’d see what happened if I removed Mono from Ubuntu.
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Microsoft, Novell, Mono and the More Expensive GNU
The role of Mono and Novell in fulfilling Microsoft's desire to change GNU/Linux.
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Novuel’s de Icaza: The Man Who Gives GNU/Linux to Microsoft
Novell wants to put Moonlight (Silverlight clone) right on the GNU/Linux desktop, not just the Web browser
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Don't Like Mono? Try Vala.
My recent post about Mono was sincere, and Boycott Novell has the story about Debian wrong, but Gnome actually is pushing an alternative. Before I introduce you to the programming language Vala, let me give you some background on programming for Gnome as I understand it (note that I am not a programmer and haven't done anything real since the mid-80s).
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Mono is Too Controversial for Debian
The Debian project appears to be cleaning itself off of Mono.
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Fedora Forbids Moonlight
Fedora considers Moonlight to be too much of a risk to Fedora
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Software Patent Deals, Mono, and Other Legal Timebombs
The situation revolving around Eee PC (Xandros derivative) is revisited; Mono still raises concerns.
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Novell’s Moonlight: Crippled and Defective by Design™
There are some hurdles to jump if you wish to make use of Novell's so-called Silverlight support (Microsoft's excuse, bogus cross platform)
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Novell and Mono: The Kiss of Death to Free Software
Another very interesting interpretation which shows why Novell and Mono are enemies to Free software.
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