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When .NET (that is, what became CoreCLR runtime flavour) was open-sourced, it was done in such a way as not to cause issues for existing Mono, Xamarin and Unity
by neonsunset 2y ago
When .NET (that is, what became CoreCLR runtime flavour) was open-sourced, it was done in such a way as not to cause issues for existing Mono, Xamarin and Unity code, and allow cleanly merging the first two into overarching .NET ecosystem.
https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/blob/main/LICENSE.TXT https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/blob/main/LICENSE.TXT
https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/blob/main/PATENTS.TXT https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/blob/main/PATENTS.TXT
Given that MSFT never sued anyone for .NET or .NET-related matters, so far their reputation is clean in that area, unlike certain Java-related company.
(after reading the thread, I'd like to suggest taking a seaside vacation)
- yazzku 2y agoThis is not a refutation of my statement. The episode I mentioned came years before the opening of .NET core, and the threat of a lawsuit was very much real at the time. Their track record is generally still one that does not promote trust.