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Time to move Mono to the non-free repo where it belongs.

Mono is Free Software [1]. You might be confusing licensing with potential patent encumbrance, perhaps on purpose since one of your activities here seems to involve spreading disinformation about that project [2]. Which perhaps is not surprising considering you also seem to be one of the regulars at techrights. [3]

[1] http://www.mono-project.com/FAQ:_Licensing

[2] http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3347529

[3] http://goo.gl/8Xb4R

I interpret Debian's statement as "we will reject all forms of Patent Aggression", and Microsoft, through the Mono project, has been aggressive about patents.

> Microsoft, through the Mono project, has been aggressive about patents.

Can you please point out something that backs this statement? Not to dismiss the fact that Microsoft uses patents offensively, because they do, but specifically related to, or in the context of, the Mono project.

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