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How Mono got into Fedora

Posted Apr 13, 2006 5:50 UTC (Thu) by k8to (subscriber, #15413)
Parent article: How Mono got into Fedora

This is the first time I properly understood the Open Invention Netowrk, or .. maybe I still don't.

My immediate reaction to the quoted text is that open source operating systems and applications which are not on the list aren't covered. So this doesn't seem like it has even the potential to solve the problem properly.

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Posted Apr 13, 2006 7:39 UTC (Thu) by kleptog (subscriber, #1183) [Link]

Maybe they want to do some due diligence on projects to make sure they're not defending something undefendable. They may not want to put their reputations on the line for some project nobody actually uses (though they're probably safe by definition).

Would they want to get involved in defending the next DeCSS in their first year of operation? An advantage of this approach is that they can expand coverage as they feel nevessary.

How Mono got into Fedora

Posted Apr 13, 2006 21:27 UTC (Thu) by k8to (subscriber, #15413) [Link]

Yeah my point though is that it has the disadvantage that the list may not get expanded as is necessary/important/useful. I suspect we are already in agreement.

How Mono got into Fedora

Posted Apr 13, 2006 9:02 UTC (Thu) by smitty_one_each (subscriber, #28989) [Link]

I hope that OIN has a catalytic effect in driving home the point that, on the road of human creativity, patent holders can frequently be the highwaymen.