Originally Posted by
Synikk
I see problems ahead for Mono developers not under the protection of Novell/Microsoft, as well as distros shipping with Mono. I mean, Novell is now paying royalties to MS, as I understand it. What will this mean for other distros?
I don't have the best grasp on this situation, and I'm no patent lawyer, but the whole situation already stinks of deceit and ulterior motives. Balmer himself stated that MS was "open to talking with other distros," or something to that effect. To me, that smacks of "You either get approved by us or you get slapped with a lawsuit. Take your pick."
MS is not known for being very nice to its "partners."