Salam alaykum, There are also Richard Stallman’s post in which he expresses his concern about a serious danger <http://www.fsf.org/news/dont-depend-on-mono> with reliing on .NET for free software development.
On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 8:17 AM, jmehdi <[email protected]> wrote: > The official position of Ubuntu about Mono: > > -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Mono Position Statement Date: > Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:58:44 +0100 From: Scott James Remnant > <[email protected]> <[email protected]> Reply-To: > [email protected], Ubuntu Technical Board > <[email protected]> <[email protected]> To: > Ubuntu Development Announcements > <[email protected]><[email protected]> > CC: > Ubuntu Development Discussion > <[email protected]><[email protected]>, > Ubuntu Development > <[email protected]><[email protected]> > > The Ubuntu Technical Board has been asked for a position statement on > the use of C#, specifically the Mono implementation, by applications in > Ubuntu. > > These applications, as well as the Mono stack, were proposed for > inclusion like any other application and underwent the same review > process that all new applications and platforms undergo before being > accepted into the archive. > > With specific regard to the default installed application set, > applications have been reviewed and compared against each other on merit > and features. These often take place during the Ubuntu Developer > Summits, most recently over the default media player. > > > A common concern cited about Mono is the patent position, largely it > seems due to the originator of the C# language and associated ECMA > standards. > > The Ubuntu Project takes patent issues seriously, and the Ubuntu > Technical Board is the governance body that handles allegations of > patent infringement. The Ubuntu Technical Board strives to engage with > rights holder openly in terms of the code that we ship. If a rights > holder claims a patent infringement applies to said code, the Technical > Board will commit to a review of the claim. > > The Ubuntu Technical Board has received no claims of infringement > against the Mono stack, and is not aware of any such claims having been > received by other similar projects. > > It is common practice in the software industry to register patents as > protection against litigation, rather than as an intent to litigate. > Thus mere existence of a patent, without a claim of infringement, is not > sufficient reason to warrant exclusion from the Ubuntu Project. > > (While the Ubuntu project wishes to be responsive to patent infringement > claims, we cannot commit to the assessment and review of claims made by > anyone other than the registered rights holder.) > > > Given the above, the Ubuntu Technical Board sees no reason to exclude > Mono or applications based upon it from the archive, or from the default > installation set. > > Since the Mono stack is already a dependency of the default installation > set for many remixes of Ubuntu, including the Desktop Edition, there is > no reason to consider a dependency on Mono as an issue when suggesting > applications for the default set. > > (Other remixes may obviously consider the CD Size implications if an > application would introduce the Mono platform to the set.) > > > Scott > on behalf of the Ubuntu Technical Board > -- > Scott James [email protected] > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) > > iEYEABECAAYFAkpKKCQACgkQSnQiFMl4yK6hQgCfZPO3UlvAr1FeM/1kh75srL5Z > /mgAn3b9uBoSG4yq9BBVAOfBfW+cW+Zb > =EJVP > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > -- > ubuntu-devel-announce mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-announce > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: > https://launchpad.net/~sabily.team<https://launchpad.net/%7Esabily.team> > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : > https://launchpad.net/~sabily.team<https://launchpad.net/%7Esabily.team> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > -- Ali MEZGANI Network Engineering/Security http://securfox.wordpress.com/
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