Summary: The mobile arena is being distorted by Microsoft and some allies who use software patent to increase the cost of phones (including Linux phones); they are using patents on software also to scare manufacturers, giving them the impression that Linux is not free
BACK we go to talking about the mobbyists, who sometimes express love for Mono and almost always seem to promote software patent
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Summary: Mozilla joins the OIN (Open Invention Network) as a licensee and some well-known figures in the Free software world have gentle criticism
QUESTIONS about the methodology of the OIN withstanding, Keith and the OIN have done some commendable things to defend GNU/Linux from Microsoft patents [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6].
Mono: is it a science, or is it a faith?
Summary: The Mono proponents have yet again turned to “ad hominem” mode because the simple facts about Mono-associated risk cannot be refuted
TECHRIGHTS’ “Boycott Novell” initiative has warned about Mono patents since 2006 (weeks after Novell and Microsoft signed their patent deal).
Summary: An overview of news about SCO (copyright challenge) and software patents, which are increasingly being used to threaten the legality of Free/libre software
Microsoft’s and Apple’s #1 weapon against software freedom appears to be software patents. More and more people recognise this, especially now that SCO is passé.
First title page of the scientific journal Nature, November 4th, 1869.
Summary: News about patents, ranging from action against software patents in the United States to patent trolls and their use of software patents to terrify US-based businesses
Brett Smith from the Free Software Foundation (FSF) has just issued a call for mail to be sent to the USPTO, urging it “to stop issuing softwar
im running mono 3.0 via fastcgi...
my htaccess is like this:
Action mono-cgi /home/vamola/public_html/cgi-bin/mono-cgi
AddHandler mono-cgi .aspx .asmx .ashx .ascx .asax .axd .config .cs
mono-cgi:
#!/opt/mono-3.0.2/bin/fastcgi-mono-server4 -f
-connect /tmp/mono-fcgi.sock /home/admin/mono-fcgi
mono-fcgi:
!/
bin/sh
umask 0077
exec >>/tmp/mono-fcgi.log
exec 2>>/tmp/mono-fcgi.err
Novell announced the availability of Mono for Android, which enables Microsoft .NET application development for Android. Mono for Android consists of a plug-in for Microsoft Visual Studio, a core Mono runtime, a software development kit, and bindings for native Android APIs, all starting at $399 per year, says the company....
Do you believe that control over our computers is important to a free society? Do you want to help people learn why proprietary software and Digital Restrictions Management are harmful? Do you want to fight for software freedom?
The Free Software Foundation is looking for a summer intern to work with the campaigns team to promote and defend free software.
Mono, a portable and open source implementation of the .NET framework for Unix, and other operating systems, has reached version 3.0 Beta. Developer of Mono 3.0 have explained that the new version is a direct update from Mono 2.10, based on the master branch of github. Mono 2.10 will still be updated for another six months for the users unable upgrade t... (read more)
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