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Mono Beta 2 Released

Posted by michael on from the copycat dept.

A little birdy writes "Less than a month after Beta 1 was released, Mono Beta 2 has been released. See the Release Notes, or go directly to the download page. It includes a C# compiler, an implementation of the Common Language Infrastructure and two stacks of APIs: a Unix, Linux, GNOME, Mono stack for APIs that takes the most advantage of your Unix server and desktop and a set of APIs compatible with the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 that provides support for ASP.NET (web services and web forms), ADO.NET and many other components." And in a related story: darthcamaro writes "The drive to develop a FOSS implementation of Microsoft's .NET framework by DotGNU and Novell's Mono project is being painted as a contest between the Free and Open Source communities in an article on internetnews.com. The article details the running argument between DotGNU's Norbert Bollow and Mono's Miguel de Icaza on the issues of commercial involvement, software patents and all the 'religious' stuff that the Free software community holds against the open source community."

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  1. Is the MONO project a ticking bomb? by Eric+Damron · · Score: 5, Insightful

    MONO is a very exciting concept. Having some degree of compatibility with Microsoft but with the current SCO-like strategies of litigating competition out of the picture and with the general feeling that Microsoft will use patents as a way of stifling it's biggest threat why should I feel good about the project?

    Maybe someone can help me out here? What is going to prevent Microsoft from playing the patent card when it suits them?

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    The race isn't always to the swift... but that's the way to bet!
    1. Re:Is the MONO project a ticking bomb? by RdsArts · · Score: 5, Insightful

      In like kind, I pose a question to you:

      If patent problems exist, why go looking for them?

      Could Python, Java, et al have patent problems? Maybe. Does Mono have patent problems? ABSOLUTELY. It is a known constant. The others are variables, they are wild-cards, they are unknowns.

      So, at that point, it becomes a question of which is a lower risk. Anyone can see that a 1:x chance is a lot more less likely then a 1:1 chance.