On Feb 11, 2008 10:52 PM, Yaakov Nemoy <loupgaroublond@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Feb 11, 2008 10:45 PM, Luis Villa <luis@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > On Feb 11, 2008 10:40 PM, Yaakov Nemoy <loupgaroublond@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > On Feb 11, 2008 3:23 PM, Luis Villa <luis@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > Such open data does > > > > > not need to be created using open tools, though of course that is > > > > > preferable. > > > > > > > > I'm trying to think of a case where one can create open data, but only > > > > with proprietary tools, and failing- I must be missing something > > > > obvious, though. > > > > > > You mean writing open source code using an OSI approved license > > > written by Microsoft, to work on Microsoft created platform that might > > > also run on Linux one day once the evil penguin devil hath been > > > vanquished, using development tools that are as closed as an ex > > > girlfriend's bedroom, to participate in a "Open Source Ecology" that > > > Microsoft is trying desperately to latch on to in a manner more > > > contradictory than a Scientology Text Book? > > > > I'm not really concerned with anything Windows specific, since > > anything so tied to Windows is never going to be proposed for > > inclusion in Fedora. > > You never know. I'm imagining that if such a thing were to happen, > there would be alot of interesting .NET and Mono code coming out that > will probably get some level of Multiplatform love. Sure, but I can't see that happening unless the tools to generate it are open- which again makes Jeff's original sentence redundant. Luis _______________________________________________ fedora-advisory-board mailing list fedora-advisory-board@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-advisory-board
