[ale] best cross platform development evironment

[Greg Freemyer]

On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 8:47 PM, Richard Bronosky <Richard at bronosky.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 10:36 AM, Michael Trausch <mike at trausch.us> wrote:
>> Examine the Mono source code. It is free software. I challenge you to rise
>> above the ad hominem and, if you think there is a serious reason that a
>> professional ought not use the software, express that with something solid.
>
> Challenge accepted.
> 1. Mono is an implementation of CLI and C#, and a partial implementation of .NET
> 2. MSFT promises not to sue anyone who implements ECMA 334 and 335 "as
> detailed in the standards".
> 3. If MSFT strikes down Mono on a technicality, those who use it will
> be left with, at best, be left with no platform on which to compile
> and run their code.

For 3. don't you mean:

3. If MSFT strikes down Mono (for all but Novell's pre-2013 customers)
on a technicality, those who use it will, at best, be left with no
platform except SLES and SLED versions up to 2012 on which to compile
and run their code.

ie. Doesn't the much hated MS / Novell cross patent agreement cover
Mono and any improvements introduced and released in SLES or SLED for
5 years from the original agreement (2007?).  That's certainly my
understanding.

fyi: I also _think_ any technology released in SLES or SLED is also
covered by the agreement for users of openSUSE.  But I'm less sure of
that.

Greg