> Mono isn't reverse-engineering. It's taking advantage of a open
> standard - C# and CLI - to create technology that gives the general
> public more options that are more secure at less cost. Mono doesn't just
> implement the .NET framework it also includes components like CORBA,
> Gtk# bindings, #Ziplib, etc. Mono is simply another implementation of
> the .NET developer framework which is based on the same ECMA standards -
> coincidentally because M$ submitted it to be a ECMA standard.
Agreed. Besides, it's been shown that any sufficiently complex piece
of software will violate existing software patents.
If you think mono's going to die, then you'd better also say goodbye
to xmms, bmp, mplayer, xine, totem, gstreamer, gaim, kopete, mozilla,
and a LOT of others...
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