On Thu, 2010-05-27 at 12:29 +0530, Anshul Jain wrote:
2010/5/27 Andrew Wafaa <awafaa@opensuse.org>:
Rather than look at replacing something that still leads the pack with something less featured, let's try and improve it. File bugs, test releases etc. Lacking some features is a true. So i´m just wondering so why Fedora replaced Tomboy by Gnote? [1] [1] http://osdir.com/ml/fedora-desktop/2009-04/msg00006.html That's an easy one to answer: Fedora are very much against Mono due to
On Thu, 2010-05-27 at 07:44 +0200, Rastislav Krupanský wrote: patent fears. They use Shotwell instead of f-spot too for the same reason. They have spent a lot of time & effort in re-writing apps that already exist. Isn't there *some* element to this fear of a Mono patent trap,
No, it is 100% crap; it is just peddled by those with a fundamental misunderstanding of the issues of software patents. <http://www.jprl.com/Blog/archive/development/mono/2009/Jan-19.html> <quote>I find even "funnier" is that Microsoft supposedly holds a number of patents in a number of areas frequently used by open-source projects, such as HTML, CSS, C++, XML, and others. So why don't we ever see any suggestions to avoid these technologies because the Big Bad Microsoft might sue? For that matter, (again) considering how vague software patents tend to be, wouldn't many Microsoft patents on .NET stand a chance at being applicable toward Java, Python, and other projects? (Again) Why just focus on Mono?</quote> This issue [against Mono specifically] is complete, total, and absolute trumpery and should be put down once and for all with no tolerance for further foolishness. Maybe we can stop if from clogging up the blogosphere and hindering Open Source? And isn't it plain enough that companies that HAVE LAWYERS don't seem hesitant at all about using Mono? (Novell, IBM, Cannonical, Unity, Electronic Arts, MedSphere, and others...) Some of those companies have *lots* of lawyers and even to intellectual property surveys as a regular part of life. If someone is simply anti-Microsoft - fine; they should just come out of the closet and declare that. Not stand behind the banner of software patents and shout down everything Mono related.
Just discussing...
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