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> You’ve been able to download msbuild for free for at least 10 years that I’ve been using it. You don’t install Visual Studio on your build server. There is a
by geezerjay 8y ago
> You’ve been able to download msbuild for free for at least 10 years that I’ve been using it. You don’t install Visual Studio on your build server.
There is also, of course, projects such as Mono.
I don't recall Mono developers having ever been sued. In fact I recall that the people behind Mono were actually hired and paid a big chunk of cash to work for Microsoft.
- pjmlp 8y agoMono is a partial implementation of .NET, no serious .NET shop ever considered using it for production work until they got bought by Microsoft. I did several ports from .NET to Java as means to have the software run on UNIX platforms.
- shakna 8y agoSo the difference is, Microsoft bought Mono, whereas Oracle sued their customers... Still not seeing how using .Net would open me up to a lawsuit, but any Oracle license might.
- scarface74 8y agoAnd Mono now supports .Net Standard 2.0...
- pjmlp 8y ago"Microsoft filed a lawsuit late Friday against an IP address, alleging that an individual or group of individuals has been using that IP address to illegally activate copies of Windows, Office, and other products without the proper license." https://www.geekwire.com/2017/microsoft-just-sued-ip-address-windows-office-piracy-claims/ https://www.geekwire.com/2017/microsoft-just-sued-ip-address... Same thing, Oracle only sued companies using Java licenses illegally.
- shakna 8y agoMicrosoft suing Comcast for bruteforce-activating thousands of licenses, is not nearly the same as Oracle suing a customer because their definition of general computing is loosely defined.
- manigandham 8y agoMono has been used by Xamarin and Unity for years, before any Microsoft acquisition. It's been production ready for a very long time. It's also a freely licensed version, even if you don't like it for whatever reason.