Re: About to declare 'unmaintained'

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2009/9/22 Joe Shaw <[email protected]>

>
> Novell's a big company, and Mono is a totally separate entity from
> their desktop business.  If Novell wants to put resources toward
> Beagle, it's going to come from the SUSE organization and not Miguel's
> Mono organization.
>
> I agree with you, though, in that I am not really sure what Novell's
> aims are with Monotouch, but that's orthogonal to this.
>
>
I apologize for "stupid" to Miguel De Icaza, I mentioned him because his
role in Mono and in Novell. Well, MdI  is *not* stupid at all. To leave
Beagle unmantained is stupid.
If you are his friend, please say him Beagle is dying. Because he is not a
stupid, I think MdI will do something.

I think only Novell could save Beagle: Beagle is written in Mono. No one, no
company, want to write software in Mono because patent issue. You know, this
issue is too dangerous for business.

But Novell have a deal with MS on patents, then Novell can. Novell can
demostrate the patent deal is useful for users. If not, all FLOSS users will
realize the deal is not a serious thing.

Imagine Red Hat men laughing when they see Microsoft is asking for money for
patent licenses on Monotouch :)

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<div class=3D"gmail_quote">2009/9/22 Joe Shaw <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt;</span><br><blockquote c=
lass=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); ma=
rgin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">

<br>
Novell&#39;s a big company, and Mono is a totally separate entity from<br>
their desktop business. =A0If Novell wants to put resources toward<br>
Beagle, it&#39;s going to come from the SUSE organization and not Miguel&#3=
9;s<br>
Mono organization.<br>
<br>
I agree with you, though, in that I am not really sure what Novell&#39;s<br=
>
aims are with Monotouch, but that&#39;s orthogonal to this.<br>
<font color=3D"#888888"><br></font></blockquote><div><br>I apologize for &q=
uot;stupid&quot; to Miguel De Icaza, I mentioned him because his role in Mo=
no and in Novell. Well, MdI=A0 is *not* stupid at all. To leave Beagle unma=
ntained is stupid.<br>

If you are his friend, please say him Beagle is dying. Because he is not a =
stupid, I think MdI will do something.<br><br>I think only Novell could sav=
e Beagle: Beagle is written in Mono. No one, no company, want to write soft=
ware in Mono because patent issue. You know, this issue is too dangerous fo=
r business.<br>

<br>But Novell have a deal with MS on patents, then Novell can. Novell can =
demostrate the patent deal is useful for users. If not, all FLOSS users wil=
l realize the deal is not a serious thing. <br><br>Imagine Red Hat men laug=
hing when they see Microsoft is asking for money for patent licenses on Mon=
otouch :)<br>

<br>=A0<br></div><div><br>=A0</div></div><br>

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