[Nottingham] Why free software shouldn't depend on Mono or C#

[Martin]

Camilo Mesias wrote:
> More from the MS charm offensive:
> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10290686-16.html
> 
> MS releasing software under the GPL...?

Intriguing...

And why under GPLv2 rather than the more recent GPLv3?...


Also note:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10290818-56.html

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... lest anyone think Microsoft suffered a massive head trauma over the 
weekend, the code it is releasing isn't really about helping Linux 
compete better with Microsoft. The drivers are really geared at making 
Windows a better host for Linux.

"The Linux device drivers we are releasing are designed so Linux can run 
in enlightened mode, giving it the same optimized synthetic devices as a 
Windows virtual machine running on top of Hyper-V," Tom Hanrahan, 
director of Microsoft's Open Source Technology Center, said in a 
statement. "Without this driver code, Linux can run on top of Windows, 
but without the same high performance levels."

As noted by CNET Blog Network writer Matt Asay, Microsoft is releasing 
three drivers for Linux under the GPL that governs Linux.

Although Microsoft has released open-source code in the past, the 
company has generally favored licenses other than the GPL. That said, 
the GPL is the way into the Linux kernel and Microsoft wants this code 
in Linux. ...
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All part of a dance with heaven or hell?

Cheers,
Martin

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