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Debian 6, sluggish and slow due to Mono

cj2003 — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 18:08:51 +0000

I have been playing around with Debian 6 for the past two weeks and overall quite happy with Debian but have noticed a slight sluggish feel when working with Gnome. (eg compared to Fedora 14) More here

Running ASP.NET Applications in Debian and Ubuntu

cj2003 — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 17:14:37 +0000

Mono is an open-source project providing the necessary software to develop and run .NET client and server applications on Linux, Solaris, Mac OS X, Windows, and Unix. Monodevelop is probably the best IDE for developing .NET applications on Linux. In order to install and use it for development, you will also need the Mono .NET runtime environment installed. More here

Of Debian and Mono

cj2003 — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:38:18 +0000

Some time ago, the Debian Developers decided to include Mono in the default Debian installation. This move was controversial, and provoked a discussion. After considering the different opinions, I decided to voice mine. More here

The overall effect on the other distros is hard to predict. On one hand, they will get some of the users that switch away from Debian. On the other hand, they will lose some users that will be scared by the wave of action against Debian, and will assume that no Linux user is safe. The other distros will surely try to counter this false assumption, but one must not forget that there are very strong IT players who are well-connected in the media, have enormous marketing budgets and are interested into strengthening it. So, my guess is that the other distros will lose more than they will get.

Mono: Why is Debian resorting to spin?

cj2003 — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:40:35 +0000

Gone are the days when the Debian GNU/Linux Project had a spokesman whose utterances could be taken at face value. More here

But after Free Software Foundation chief Richard Stallman called the Debian move risky – he based the statement on the inference that a decision on including Mono in the Debian default install had already been taken – Debian spokesman Alexander Reichle-Schmehl decided that the project had to speak up and did so by trying to explain things through a post on his blog.

Unfortunately, his statement contained some spin and also a number of errors. Reichle-Schmehl had to then write a second, much longer statement, explaining things all over again.

Microsoft promises no patent prosecution of open-source .NET

cj2003 — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:10:23 +0000

Microsoft is promising not to pursue patent claims against Linux and open-source software using the open-source implementation of .NET, Project Mono. More here

The important part in all of these statements are the qualifications. Notably, neither Debian or Ubuntu has denied the existence of patents or the presence of Mono as a default piece of software in their Linuxes. Rather, they have sought to play down the threat Mono posed

LiveJournal + Debian = Fail

cj2003 — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:28:38 +0000

Oh my LiveJournal drama. If you think blogs are nasty, LiveJournal + Debian stuff is really bad. Anyway, there are some Q&A offered up, which someone requested I look at. Time to dive in. More here

Brace yourself … if Debian wants to install mono in a gnome package, they should. That’s right, I said they should. Mono is a part of GNOME via Tomboy right now. I think that is a horrible situation, and I think Gnote should replace Tomboy in GNOME immediately if not sooner, but to beat up Debian for installing what the user asks for is misplacing the blame.

Debian developer clarifies Mono position

cj2003 — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:25:04 +0000

Alexander Reichle-Schmehl, a Debian developer who stated Debian’s position on Mono in the default Debian install last week, has clarified his statement on the issue in a new posting. More here

Debian accepts Mono applications

cj2003 — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:40:08 +0000

ALL IS NOT WELL in Debian land as the venerable free software project has decided to accept Mono-based applications despite a warning issued by bearded GNU guru Richard Stallman. More ere

Debian plans draw sharp warning from GNU guru

cj2003 — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:38:04 +0000

As the Debian project releases a second update of its Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 (“Lenny”) distribution, a controversy has broken out over the next version, “Squeeze.” GNU guru Richard Stallman has warned that by including a Mono-based note-taking application called Tomboy, Debian runs the risk of Microsoft litigation over C# patents. More here

On Debian and Mono

cj2003 — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:13:01 +0000

Lately, the typical flamewars that consume the Debian mailing lists have spilled over into the Linux subreddit. Like a moth to a flame, I am attracted to such flamewars, simply because I find them amusing for brief periods of time. No, they don’t provide information–flamewars are utterly devoid of such things. More here

However, I must say that I’m rather disappointed in Richard Stallman. His comments on the current debacle in the Debian community read as no more informed on the issue than those of the average Reddit troll. I generally expect better commentary from him, including not just technical details when applicable, but also a good philosophical argument behind his positions. This case simply lacks either.