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You gotta give Miguel de Icaza credit.

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As a Microsoft shareholder I’ve been opposed to Mono.

Not as technology, but as theft of Microsoft’s Technology. [Personal opinion, not a statement of Microsoft’s Position.]

Now, before the attack start – just Google Me. I’m as active in Open Source Developer Technologies as I am in Closed Source.

For developers who seek to actively avoid Microsoft technology, I respect their choice, so (and ESPECIALLY where Mono is concerned.)

  1. Stop being mad at Microsoft for choosing not to ship products on Linux.
  2. Do YOUR OWN thing on Linux or cross-platform, but don’t try to do OUR thing on Linux.

So, philosophically, I think Mono is both theft and hypocritical.

(Ok, NOW you can attack.)

But, politics aside – you really gotta give Miguel de Icaza big credit. He’s keeps doing really significant stuff.

Gnome (of which he’s the co-founder) kicks butt and has surpassed KDE as the popular Linux Desktop, Mono, whatever one thinks of the politics, is significant (and amazing when you consider the size of the development team), and NOW………

MOONLIGHT

https://www.mono-project.com/MoonlightShots

Quite an accomplishment.

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  • Anonymous
    August 22, 2007
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  • Anonymous
    August 22, 2007
    Didn't MS turn his job application down? Joe Said - I'd be interested to know details !!!!

  • Anonymous
    August 22, 2007
    PingBack from http://msdnrss.thecoderblogs.com/2007/08/22/you-gotta-give-miguel-de-icaza-credit/

  • Anonymous
    August 22, 2007
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  • Anonymous
    August 22, 2007
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  • Anonymous
    August 22, 2007
    Who cares about Mono? It's awesome that somebody is dedicating his life to create such software (I couldn't do it) but it's also a waste of a lifetime, what company is seriously considering using that stuff on linux anyway?

  • Anonymous
    August 22, 2007
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  • Anonymous
    August 23, 2007
    IMHO, the sooner .NET will become truly crossplatform the better. I hate to rewrite all my stuff in java just to fit client web server architecture...

  • Anonymous
    August 27, 2007
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