Personally, I avoid them because they add unnecessary bloat to the system. I
had no need for Java and OpenJDK had a badly designed icon, so I got rid of
it. I haven't used a Mono/C# program in years (coding and using) so have no
need for it. Mono/C# seems to really just be for easy access to
That's quite an extreme position to take. The Python interpreter is covered
by a license which is not the GPL, and quite permissive. I don't know about
other languages, since I don't use them.
The thing is, just because there can be proprietary compilers doesn't mean
you will have to use
The idea of building a program using non-GPL tools is just horrifying. Even
having the option to close up the tool chain means eventually somebody will
try and close it.
I try to avoid both Mono and Java, just because they are hard to maintain.
One of the free programs that I use is written in C# and translated to Java
using a perl script.
It is much better to use a language that is natively supported by GCC, using
toolkits that are at least LGPLed.
So is Mono on Android still not free?
Ugh. This is bullshit. We need to defend copyleft tooth and nail.
On Thu, 31 Mar 2016 20:13:03 +0200 (CEST)
tegskywal...@hotmail.com wrote:
> http://www.mono-project.com/news/2016/03/31/mono-relicensed-mit/
> https://github.com/mono/mono/blob/master/PATENTS.TXT
>
> Oh and Xamarian is now free with the Xamarian SDK "open sourced":
>
http://www.mono-project.com/news/2016/03/31/mono-relicensed-mit/
https://github.com/mono/mono/blob/master/PATENTS.TXT
Oh and Xamarian is now free with the Xamarian SDK "open sourced":
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item=Microsoft-Opening-Xamarin
Thoughts?
