Mono-culture And The .NETwork Effect

Sun Tzu writes "This article discusses the dangers posed by a very successful Mono project. Microsoft has several means at their disposal to effectively shut down Mono if it should ever gain critical mass. Unfortunately, Linux would be the big loser if that were to happen."

Comments

That will teach you, GNU hippies

[Anonymous Coward]

Stealing Microsoft innovation and borrowing on this corporation's achievements without asking. Microsoft paid money to their programmers while they wrote this wonderful API lib, so why should anyone get it for free?

Re:Who's losing here?

[superpulpsicle]

Well, there is ALOT of rich kids in that sandbox. You mind as well call it a beach.

I am confused

[endersdad]

I everything produced by Microsoft was crap anyway. Why try and duplicate in on Linux?

I just have to say it...

[BigJimSlade]

The last few releases have really come a long way and I, for one, am looking forward to the day when I can use Mono on Windows as a complete replacement for the MS.Net binaries.

I, for one, welcome our new (open- or closed-sourced) .NET overlords.

Re:FUD rears its ugly head

[Miguel de Icaza]

thankyou, you're correct this slashdot story is essentially just a dumb troll, which regurgitates all the usual fud around mono. i have asked the editors to remove/amend the story, but unfortunately there is nothing they can do.