Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> Remove Mono dependency from Ubuntu
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| There has been a wide range of discussion on the subject of Mono and its
>| inclusion in Ubuntu by default. Some people believe that Mono may infringe on
>| Microsoft patents while others believe that it is useful to include.
>| Personally, I have no idea about whether Mono does infringe on Microsoft
>| patents, but I see other reasons why Ubuntu should remove it.
>|
>| Mono by default takes 48MB of space on the CD. The ISO download is 690+ MB.
>| Therefore, it is taking up valuable space that could be used for a whole host
>| of other things.
> `----
>
> http://lost-midnight.blogspot.com/2007/12/remove-mono-dependancy-from-ubuntu.html
>
Perhaps keep it as an option, but maybe not included by default?
Software patents do not apply outside of Nafta and Australia, so there's
no particular issue for the rest of us.
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