__/ [ Sinister Midget ] on Monday 11 December 2006 10:28 \__
> On 2006-12-11, Erik Funkenbusch <erik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> posted
> something concerning:
>> On Sun, 10 Dec 2006 19:06:32 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>
>>> Mono's demise bad news for open source
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>| It's also based on Windows technology. Mono is a "clean-room"
>>>| clone of Microsoft's .Net development platform, written for
>>>| Linux and other Unix-like operating systems.
>>>|
>>>| When Novell's Miguel de Icaza first began work on Mono, people
>>>| said he was crazy.
>>> `----
>>>
>>> http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/tech/0EC99FBB73788FF1CC25723E0007ADDA
>>>
>>> Neil McAllister is an Open Source basher. This was said many times before
>>> in a variety of Web sites, so his views on the trend/event is worth
>>> ignoring while the demise of .Net is the news worth cheering about. Mono
>>> is an IP timebomb from Novell.
>>
>> Ridiculous. Certainly, some parts of Mono, such as the Winforms
>> implementaiton are not part of the ECMA or ISO standard, but the parts
>> that are cannot be subject to Intellectual Property lawsuits because
>> Microsoft has issued an irrevocable covenant not to sue for that.
>
> The people who run the joint at MS lie. Some on them on witness stands.
Financial Details Emerge in Microsoft-Novell Deal
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| According to Novell, Microsoft will make a lump sum payment to Novell
| in the amount of $240 million, which will buy Microsoft 70,000
| subscription certificates for Novell's SUSE Linux Enterprise
| Server.
|
| The plan calls for Microsoft to distribute these coupons to its
| Windows Server customer base so they can acquire and run SLES in
| virtual partitions using the upcoming "Viridian" hypervisor that
| will debut with Windows Server "Longhorn," according to Novell's
| SEC filing. It also pays for all SLES maintenance and support
| from Novell.
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http://www.itjungle.com/tlb/tlb112806-story06.html
Other examples:
Office-inspired 'ribbon' isn't exactly 'Free'. Same with Open XML. Microsoft
is a bunch of liars (just look at history and it's clear). They are proud of
it, too.
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