11.30.07
Jamie from the GNOME Foundation Gets It
Jamie from the Foundation’s mailing list points out something that was mentioned here before. He talks about (or at least alludes to) reasons for Novell to bring Mono closer to GNOME.
With Novell’s customers getting exclusive patent protection for mono, it
seems unfair for everyone else who have a heightened risk. Increasing
mono adoption combined with MS FUD tactics would give Novell an unfair
advantage over its competitors (as Ms tech is more likely to be tainted
with patents obviously)If novell want mono to be on the agenda then they really have to can
their patent deal - I personally would object to any new mono apps
proposed for Gnome because of it on the grounds I stated abovejamie
The discussion has drifted on to other forums as well. The last reply from Shaw (who confronted our assertions before) suggests that Novell will be at least pressured to stop with its Mono strategy.
”Our message gets dismissed using all sorts of excuses and questions about our credibility.“The situation might be too complex for some people to dis/agree with or understand entirely. A reader says that “like one of the other BN commentators stated recently, it’s a lot to absorb, and I’m still digesting it before making an intelligent comment.”
Further to the previous post on this matter, there seems to be an attempt to throw out the baby with the bathwater. Our message gets dismissed using all sorts of excuses and questions about our credibility.
I’ll have an audio discussion with Jeff Waugh next week. It will be published in linux.com/Slashdot.
Other timely points to ponder:
Highlight: Novell was the first to acknowledge that Microsoft FUD tactics had substance. Novell then used anti-Linux FUD to market itself. 
Highlight: Xandros let Microsoft make patent claims and brag about (paid-for) OOXML support. 
Highlight: Linspire's CEO not only fell into Microsoft arms, but he also assisted the company's attack on GNU/Linux. 
Highlight: Microsoft craves pseudo (proprietary) standards and gets its way using proxies and influence which it buys. 
Highlight: The invasion into the open source world is intended to leave Linux companies neglected, due to financial incentives from Microsoft. 
Analysis: Xen, an open source hypervisor, possibly fell victim to Microsoft's aggressive (and stealthy) acquisition-by-proxy strategy.