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Can Recent MS Patents Affect Mono and DotGNU?

Posted by Cliff on from the do-you-trust-Redmond dept.

5p1urge asks: "I really love the Mono and DotGNU projects. As someone who's worked in Java for for over 5 years, I welcome C# and it's buddies to the OpenSource world. However, here's question: as far as I can tell, only the C# spec and System.* assemblies were submitted to ECMA and therefore made officially public. What happens when MS decides that, Linux -is- going to steal valuable income-generating business, and therefore it should use it's newly acquired patents to sue? I'd appreciate comments from IT lawyers / solicitors and individuals with experience in this area, as well as from the wider community. I'm asking this question because I want to code in mono / DotGnu but I'm cautious because I wonder if MS can take it away from us?"

6 of 410 comments (clear)

  1. 1st by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    primero post

  2. first post nt by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    nt

  3. Re:*sniff* by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    i smell something SCO-ish brewing here...

    I think that's the dead hooker in your closet.

  4. Why use anything but Java & Swing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    At least you know where Sun's heart is.

    1. Re:Why use anything but Java & Swing by r4lv3k · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      And at least you'll know what your application is doing: thrashing away like no tomorrow! Sorry, couldn't help it :) r4lv3k

  5. I TOLD YOU SO! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I TOLD YOU SO!

    That is all.