Hmm. Actually, what I think it means is that the efforts to assuage the fears of the users in this regard has not had the success we need. I'm not intending to criticize the efforts to clarify this situation up to this point at all - it seems that significant effort has been put into understanding the issue, and explaining it to the Mono users. And I can understand why "most people are bored to death" with this subject matter.
However, as long as this question keeps popping up, it means it has not been sufficiently answered by the FAQ (as the original poster stated). And as long as the question is not sufficiently answered, the uncertainty will remain as a barrier to adoption for Mono. The question for this group is to what extent that barrier should be addressed. I think that question has already been answered. But let's not discourage questions like this, even if the group is bored and tired of the subject. It simply lets the group know that Mono is becomiing more widely considered, and the result of this will be more and more legal concerns. We need to be prepared to either provide a better answer to their questions, a more concrete answer like "Microsoft WILL NOT sue because x, y, and z" (and who's going to pay for that?), or be prepared to provide the same answer as before ("We don't think Microsoft will sue, but you should seek your own legal advice") and be understanding when people go elsewhere for their solution. >>> Miguel de Icaza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 3/14/2004 12:35:40 PM >>> Hello, > does that mean thay you/mono-devel-team doesn't know the answer to my > (original) question? We have gone through this too many times, to the point that we have added this to the FAQ. It means you are just very late asking that question, and most people are bored to death with the subject who has been answered in the FAQ. _______________________________________________ Mono-list maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-list _______________________________________________ Mono-list maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-list