Mono apps in extras

[Ralf Corsepius]

On Tue, 2006-01-24 at 11:43 +0100, Thorsten Leemhuis wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> Am Dienstag, den 24.01.2006, 10:22 +0000 schrieb Paul F. Johnson:
> >[...]

> I only set a deadline for yesterday to allow people to hand in a
> "fedora-extras should forbid mono packages in extras" proposal. Nothing
> showed up so there is nothing to discuss for FESCo afaics (the FESCo
> members were all quiet, too).
> 
> So it seems the old rule applies: If it's allowed in Core it's also fine
> for Extras. 
Grumble, once more:

According to RH until recently, mono/C#/.net are subject to potential
patent claims.

Some weeks ago, RH pushed Mono etc. in FC - I repeatedly had asked to
explain (Last time on a PM to YOU in person, yesterday), to elaborate
what made RH to consider their former claim to be invalid.

No response, so far.

> > over allowing mono apps into FE? I don't want
> > to waste my time packaging for FE with mono if they're not allowed in.

As FE packager, you have signed the CLA. As part of such you have signed
a paragraph on potential patent infringements. It's up to you to draw
conclusions of your own. 

Mine is: I will not approve any package which uses Mono/C#/.NET, because
I don't know what about the legal situation has changed. I will continue
to consider all such works to be too risky for me to be wanting to be
involved into packing them and to avoid users to be exposed to legal
risks.

I am willing to reconsider this opinion, should some RH or FESCO
spokesperson be able to elaborate the legal situation of Mono etc.

Ralf