[Mono-list] Hi

[Stefan Nilsen]

> If memory serves me right, Paolo Molaro wrote:
> > Someone may suggest to use the MS runtime to newbies: I think they
> > don't understand how free software works. However it is their
> > personal opinion and you should deal with it as such with them
> > personally instead of wasting the time of all the people on this
> > list.
>
> I have to apologise for mistaking Mono for FreeSoftware, I gave
> www.go-mono.com a re-read and the FAQ explicity says "an open source,
> Linux-based version of the Microsoft.NET development platform". So
> I don't think you'd need a Free Software advocacy list -- unless you
> want to start a flame war arena .
>
> Also one of the mails said that "Microsoft's .NET SDK was `free'" for
> that person. In such a crowd , my words are futile. Let me stop with
> that.
>
> Gopal.V

Just to clarify some things for me, and maybe, also some other people.

Mono is an "Open Source" implementation, not a "Free Software" 
implementation?

dotgnu is a "Free Software" implementation, not an "Open Source" 
implementation?

Is that correct?

/Stefan