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Originally posted by movieman View PostWhy would Microsoft want it to be a viable cross platform solution? They make money on Windows, not C# compilers.
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Interesting to see how this plays out. I personally never saw the added value of Mono, and the few programs out there using Mono are mediocre at best. I certainly won't miss Mono if it goes away, in fact I hope it and the crippled Moonlight plugin dies. Then Microsoft can either bring a real Silverlight plugin to Linux just as Adobe does with it's Flash plugin or stop selling it's technology as cross-platform.
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Originally posted by movieman View PostWhy would Microsoft want it to be a viable cross platform solution? They make money on Windows, not C# compilers.
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Originally posted by movieman View PostWhy would Microsoft want it to be a viable cross platform solution? They make money on Windows, not C# compilers.
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Originally posted by Nille View PostIs there now an alternative solution? Java is Evil ( since oracle ) and Mono is now dead. And sorry Python or C++ is not an alternative or Languages that run in the JVM .
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Originally posted by XorEaxEax View PostWell, in my opinion the reason Microsoft looked favorably on Mono was because it offered cross platform support for C#/.NET (part of it) which is something it needs to fully compete with Java in the enterprise sector.
Arguably, they can't support an operating system that they claim violates their IP. They are shooting themselves on the foot really.
Mono was the perfect solution for them: led by "Linux people" (even though the head of development is fascinated with Microsoft, to say the least), so they could kill the messenger at any time.
Right now, my best guess is that they'll try to sponsor Mono from the shadows, like they did via NOVELL. How about Nokia? Now they took over another company to destroy, they may as well use them for this.
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I think we need to make a clear distinction between the .NET Framework(TM) and the Common Language Runtime.
1. The .NET Framework is a commercial, propriety implementation of the open CLR specification.
2. The .NET Framework includes commercial, proprietary extensions such as Windows Forms, ASP.NET, and ADO.NET.
3. The .NET Framework includes commercial, proprietary languages such as VB.NET and (I think) F#.
Saying that .NET is open source is silly at best. What's also silly is Miguel de Icaza's determination to implement said extensions. This is what opened Novell up to patent-based destruction at the hands of Microsoft.
And that Microsoft Community Promise happens to be legally binding. Microsoft themselves have released portions of their own .NET implementation under the Microsoft Public License, which has been acknowledged by the FSF as a true, open source license.
I apologize for the tone of my first post.
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