[Mono-list] Microsoft to help Mono?

[Miguel de Icaza]

> To make the point, I would say MS is going to be a lot more worried that
> their IP is going to be contaminated by GPL than Mono needs to be of MS.
> They don't even want to work on projects that have GPL code in them as that
> same developer may then be contaminated.  The way the license works doesn't
> let you say "oh, we got sued because we didn't release the code, so we will
> delete the GPL sections", it is more of a one-way deal, you used it, your
> entire application is now under GPL, not just some infringing piece of it,
> game over.  It was for this reason they once asked me to release my
> decompiler as LGPL (as opposed to the GPL that my released, older version is
> under) as they wanted to be able to offer assistance with it.

Lets please keep advocacy debate on the GPL and on Microsoft
intentions towards it to another forum.

The mono list should be used for coordination and technical
discussion.

Miguel.