Another GNU/Linux distribution throws Mono out; Microsoft's foundation may adopt more from Novell
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There's a lot of controversy surrounding Mono. Some people love it, hate it or don't really care. If you don't like it or simply want to remove it, then here's a simple and quick way to do it.
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More Anti-Red Hat Whitepapers from Novell, More Mono/.NET Convergence
More waste of paper from Novell (attempts to grab just existing GNU/Linux users) and increasing intersection with Microsoft in the form of Mono
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Both Developers and Users Are Not Interested in Mono
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Trusting Mono While Microsoft Attacks GNU/Linux Left and Right
Yet another analysis of Microsoft's relationship with Mono and GNU/Linux
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Moonlight and Mono Lack Demand
Novell does not eat its own dog food and Mono is still negligible
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Health check - Mono, too much monkey business
At the turn of this decade Miguel de Icaza was the unblemished hero of the free software movement and chief architect and co-creator, with Federica Mena, of the GNOME project, which had come into being as the free software response to KDE. Now de Icaza is regarded with suspicion because of his support for Mono. What happened to bring about this change?
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Monopoly and Monocrisy
THERE was a degree of hostility between Tomboy and Gnote. Part of it was to do with licensing issues (one complainer was Jo Shields), but as the following shows nicely, it would be hypocritical for Mono proponents to whine about this from now on.
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Introducing Bloatnux
New GNU/Linux distribution from Boycott Novell. IT has been a long time since SueMe GNU/Linux, so one of us decided to create a similar distribution which is based on (Open)SUSE.
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The Free Open Source Software Evangelist
Let's get real, that's what it's all about. It's not because we all wear tin foil hats or that we're harmful to the community and should be expelled. It's because we don't like Mono. And we don't like Mono, because we don't trust Microsoft. And we don't trust Microsoft, because.. Well, do I really have to repeat the whole story again?
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Victory! Murky Mono Legal Issues Settled. Or Are They?
Many a vigorous debate has been fought over any possible legal threats that might be inherent in Mono. Now that Microsoft has extended its Community Promise to cover select parts of the C# programming language, which is what Mono is built on, it is being hailed as evidence that Mono is safe. Bruce Byfield tries to answer the question, is it really?
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Why Mono Redefines Free Software
Free as in Freedom, with Microsoft's conditions that are not enforceable by law
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New F-Spot/Banshee Ties Pose a Microsoft Patent Threat
How F-spot would force Ubuntu, for example, to adopt more Mono applications with non-ECMA .NET components
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Why Novell and Ubuntu Suppress Opposition of Mono
JASON has just published two posts that hit the nail on the head. The first one is a detailed explanation of how, why, and who might be interested in suppressing Mono opposition. There are many reasons to ignore these gagging attempts, which include relentless attempts to assassinate the character of individuals and reputation of Web sites.
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On Patents, Promises and 'Ugly' Patches
For some, Redmond's decision to apply its "Community Promise" to C# and CLI came as a great relief. For others, caution was the watchword. Then there were those who were downright suspicious: "We do not respect promises of drug dealers and pedophiles; we should not accept the promise of a habitual offender of anti-competition law to restrain its evil tendencies," said blogger Robert Pogson.
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