On Thu, 07 Apr 2011 07:50:56 +1000, Ben Finney wrote:
Steven D'Aprano steve+comp.lang.pyt...@pearwood.info writes:
Mono is free, open source software that is compatible with .NET
[…]
It's difficult to take a claim of “free” seriously for a technology
(Mono) that knowingly implements
On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 5:39 PM, Steven D'Aprano
steve+comp.lang.pyt...@pearwood.info wrote:
Do you want to know who scares me? Google and Apple. Google, because
they're turning software from something you run on your own computer to
something you use on a distant server you have no control
Steven D'Aprano steve+comp.lang.pyt...@pearwood.info wrote:
Perhaps what you mean is, none of the licences granted are *irrevocable*.
But the same applies to the GPL -- break the GPL's (generous) terms, and
you too could find that your licence is revoked.
Actually, you could argue since the
Steven D'Aprano steve+comp.lang.pyt...@pearwood.info writes:
Mono is free, open source software that is compatible with .NET
[…]
It's difficult to take a claim of “free” seriously for a technology
(Mono) that knowingly implements techniques (the “C#” language, the
“.NET” platform, etc.) covered
