View Poll Results: Should Ubuntu be MONO-free by default?

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  • Yes - Remove MONO from default Ubuntu Installation

    158 49.53%
  • No - MONO should be installed in Ubuntu by default

    161 50.47%
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Thread: Call for banning MONO

  1. #1
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    Call for Removal of MONO

    Hello,

    this poll is to find out how other Ubuntu-Users feel towards Mono being included in Ubuntu-default.

    I do not understand why Mark Shuttleworth doesn't take precautions so that Ubuntu isn't tainted by a potentially trojanesque software.

    Excluding Banshee, F-Spot and Tomboy shouldn't be that much of a deal - that way, it will probably be a lot less interesting to include more and more Mono-based programs by default.

    ubuntu basically grants Microsoft the leverage-tactic it uses so effectively on its own platform - shipping as default inclusion on the system.

    It's enough Novell does this, why must Ubuntu and therefore taking away potentially alternatives?

    It would not be so much of a problem, if MS put everything Mono-related under GPLv3 - with no strings whatsoever attached.

    Now I don't want to start a discussion on how Mono might be perceived as untangled - it is clearly not:

    “Moonlight is usable for anyone on any distribution of Linux (redhat, ubuntu, etc.) — it is not limited just to Novell as Mono is.
    -Brian Goldfarb [Microsoft]

    There is even a blog-how-to remove mono completely:

    http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008...u-hardy-heron/

    But why even put it in there in the first place?

    Do you think this hurts or helps Ubuntu (and Linux) in the long-term?
    Last edited by data2005; August 6th, 2008 at 09:04 PM. Reason: chosing more appropriate title while making it more non-offensive

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    Re: Call for banning MONO

    I smell flame-bait ...

    Anyone want to move this to recurring discussions?

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    Re: Call for banning MONO

    The thread title and the poll question are very differen't.

    Do I want it banned? = No Open source equal freedom


    Do I want it removed from the default Ubuntu installation? = Yes But mostly because most people dont use the tools that a written in mono so it is just taking up space.
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    Re: Call for banning MONO

    Quote Originally Posted by bash View Post
    I smell flame-bait ...
    i don't .... i even didn't know that :
    In fact, given that Microsoft itself is now saying that Mono should be ’safe’ only for Novell’s customers, can anyone blame people for wanting it removed?
    http://boycottnovell.com/2008/08/05/...s-for-winfoss/

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    Re: Call for banning MONO

    You put a $ in MS, therefore (IMO) your argumunt has little meret from the get-go. Add this to your small post cound and all alarms are yelling "troll!". Btw, just so you know, mono is actually released under the GPL, LGPL and the MIT lisencse. If applications happen to be based on mono, I don't see why you should hold that against them. Next thing you will be asking is for wine to be remeved from the repos!

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    Question Re: Call for banning MONO

    Again?

    Quote Originally Posted by NovaAesa View Post
    You put a $ in MS, therefore (IMO) your argumunt has little meret from the get-go. Add this to your small post cound and all alarms are yelling "troll!"
    This.

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    Re: Call for banning MONO

    I remember getting in a debate about Mono a while back on a Debian forum, it got a bit ugly with Gnome followers and puritans against the Mono fans.

    Know what I do? Xfce on all my desktops. Light and fast just how I like it. Also, if you are that against any particular app in Linux you can simply remove it.

    Huxterby

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    Re: Call for banning MONO

    I am not a fan of mono, this topic has been discussed many times, it doesn't lead anywhere good.

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    Re: Call for banning MONO

    I don't know so much about this. I don't like the thought of using MS technology but I love Gnome-do and Tomboy Notes.
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    Thumbs down Re: Call for banning MONO

    Quote Originally Posted by data2005 View Post
    ... M$ ...
    I read until this point
    NEVER use a command given to you before asking and knowing exactly what it does. Make sure you know what it is that you're telling your system to do before doing it; some commands can be very harmful to your system or leave you vulnerable to attack.

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