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Mono, the free software implementation of .NET (C#), has been the subject of bitter debate for eight years. Yesterday, that debate ended– or at least shifted to another level–with Microsoft’s announcement that it was extending its Community Promise to include the patents that left Mono possibly encumbered.
The move was greeted with excitement by Mono developers and distributors, but others are treating the news with caution and waiting for detailed legal opinions…
