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.Net On Android Is Safe, Says Microsoft

Posted by Soulskill on from the look-we're-not-as-bad-as-oracle-see dept.

An anonymous reader writes "With Oracle suing Google over 'unofficial' support for Java in Android, Microsoft has come out and said it has no intention of taking action against the Mono implementation of C# on the Linux-based mobile OS. That's good news for Novell, which is in the final stages of preparing MonoDroid for release. Miguel de Icaza is not concerned about legal challenges by Microsoft over .Net implementations, and even recommends that Google switch from using Java. However, Microsoft's Community Promise has been criticized by the Free Software Foundation for not going far enough to protect open source implementations from patent litigation, which is at the heart of the Oracle-Google case."

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  1. Oh great... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I would have been then the first one if i hadn't to install Net Framework for Android.

  2. Re:Names by daeley · · Score: 3, Funny

    Why, is it too MonoTonous?

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  3. Re:Names by not+already+in+use · · Score: 2, Funny

    Gnuthing...

    PS - My gnuts itch.

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  4. stop wineing. by g4b · · Score: 4, Funny

    As long as your gnuts don't hurd

  5. Re:Really?? by masmullin · · Score: 2, Funny

    Lets ask Admiral Ackbar!

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