Re: About GUI and lisps...

goose wrote:
MarkHaniford@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

The "sword hanging over it's head" is true for everybody because of
software patents. If you write a thousand lines of code and someone
with patents feels threatened by it, you might have a sword hanging
over your head.

True; However considering microsofts usual behaviour
(like, with FAT) there is no reason to believe that the
same thing won't happen with mono. C# may be ecma standardised,
but that didn't prevent microsoft from applying for
(and getting granted) extremely broad and vauge .net
specific patents in 2002.

ECMA standardization doesn't preclude anybody from getting patents.

Most people would rather get out of bed in the morning
though, instead of hiding under the covers.



No need to be defensive.



I have no interest in what happens to Gnome. You are the one that was
bitter enough about the whole thing to go on an offtopic rant with your
"suggestion" on how others should feel about it, which is odd, since
you have no influence.


?
I made an observation[1] and you readily jumped in
to display your ignorance. How is that my fault?


Oh no, you completely went offtopic because there was an offhand remark
about .NET guis. You just couldn't wait to get your feeling about Mono
out, could you? So you went into your little speech, and then tried
to tell people how they should feel about Mono. Your ignorance is that
you have no influence and are in no position to tell people about how
they should feel about Mono.

My word! Grow up already. Stop being so overly sensitive.

[1] One that you would have to *really* twist to
see it as "bitter". Doubly so to view it as
"telling others how to feel". Don't read between the
lines, read what I wrote.

--

No need to start crying at this juncture. I know some of you people
think that there's a borg-like, hive-mind with regards to how people
that are open source users should think about certain things, and so
you have an obligation to 'suggest' to people about how they should
feel about various things. It's amusing to see that mentality, but
maybe you should get a deputy badge from RMS before you are delusional
enough to think that your opinion is relevant. We'll still laugh at
you, but at least you'll have a little bit of credence with the
weak-minded that need thought leaders.

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