Re: [Orgmode] Debian Mono / Tomboy

2009-06-29 Thread Dmitri Minaev
On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 1:05 PM, Ian Barton wrote: > Mono is a "clone" of Microsoft's Dot Net framework. It's good in that makes > it possible for Windows C# programmers to develop Linux apps. However, the > concern is that at some point, MS will decide to start a patent war over > Mono. If Mono b

Re: [Orgmode] Debian Mono / Tomboy

2009-06-28 Thread Russell Adams
On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 09:05:27AM +0100, Ian Barton wrote: > > Mono is a "clone" of Microsoft's Dot Net framework. It's good in that > makes it possible for Windows C# programmers to develop Linux apps. > However, the concern is that at some point, MS will decide to start a > patent war over

Re: [Orgmode] Debian Mono / Tomboy

2009-06-28 Thread Ian Barton
I won't get into the whole Mono debate, but I was curious why the angst over one application? Whats it do? Forgot to mention that it's well worth listening to a few episodes of the Software Freedom Law Show podcast at http://www.softwarefreedom.org/podcast/ Karen and Bradley achieve the impo

Re: [Orgmode] Debian Mono / Tomboy

2009-06-28 Thread Ian Barton
Russell Adams wrote: Slightly offtopic, but I was reading /. where they are arguing over the inclusion of Mono in Debian in order to support the Tomboy app. I won't get into the whole Mono debate, but I was curious why the angst over one application? Whats it do? Its a note taking app for Gnome

Re: [Orgmode] Debian Mono / Tomboy

2009-06-28 Thread Manish
On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 11:55 AM, Russell Adams wrote: > Slightly offtopic, but I was reading /. where they are arguing over > the inclusion of Mono in Debian in order to support the Tomboy app. > > I won't get into the whole Mono debate, but I was curious why the > angst over one appli

Re: [Orgmode] Debian Mono / Tomboy

2009-06-27 Thread David Libert
On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 2:25 AM, Russell Adams wrote: > Slightly offtopic, but I was reading /. where they are arguing over > the inclusion of Mono in Debian in order to support the Tomboy app. > > I won't get into the whole Mono debate, but I was curious why the > angst over one application? What

[Orgmode] Debian Mono / Tomboy

2009-06-27 Thread Russell Adams
Slightly offtopic, but I was reading /. where they are arguing over the inclusion of Mono in Debian in order to support the Tomboy app. I won't get into the whole Mono debate, but I was curious why the angst over one application? Whats it do? Its a note taking app for Gnome written in Mono! In fa