#2994 closed task (wontfix)
Mono = Nono
| Reported by: | willimm | Owned by: | |
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| Priority: | high | Milestone: | |
| Component: | BOOK | Version: | SVN |
| Severity: | blocker | Keywords: | |
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Description ¶
Looking at the trustworthy news, Mono is just a way to get Micro$oft into Linux, as it's just a .net implantation that few applications use, and there are replacement coded in other languages. Even through we don't have Mono, some users can be at risk if they build Mono through the optional deps.
To see more why Mono = nono, read this:
http://boycottnovell.com/2008/03/24/mono-danger-to-linux/
We don't want LFS to be M$ taxed, do we??!??!?!? Please add this when a package uses mono (in which it's optional:)
"Optional but not recomended: Mono because of patents and risks of Micro$oft tax. Please never use."
Also, don't add Mono or anthing that requires Mono. Marking as blocker do to the above reasons.
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We will let the readers decide for themselves what to install and what to avoid. We are not in the business of politics, which this issue essentially boils down to.
If a reader wants to just blindly install Mono without even knowing what it does, who are we to say "don't do that"?