>> 1) ... What proportion of Mono uses Microsoft's patented technology,
>> including that which is is part of the ECMA specifications?

> Read our policy on patents (Microsoft or otherwise):

> http://www.mono-project.com/FAQ:_Licensing

> Which is not different than any other open source project.

> This is a question that is suitable for Teen magazine or Cosmo.

>> 4) ... Do you foresee a point in the future where access to much of the
>> Web might be impossible, or at least extraordinarily difficult, without
>> the use of Silverlight, much like Microsoft tried to do with ActiveX and
>> other proprietary; encumbered; and non-standard technology during the
>> Netscape years?

> Another question suitable for Teen magazine.

> I have blogged extensively about this question, you might want to read
> my blog on those subjects.  There are two dimensions to this problem,
> and I have addressed both: a) Microsoft providing a tool that
> people actually want to use, with a feature range of things that
> are genuinely useful while nobody else is;