Miguel de Icaza on Mono, Ximian/Novell, XAML

moquist writes "Netcraft has an interview with Miguel de Icaza, of Gnome and Ximian fame. Icaza expounds his thoughts on Mono (the .Net framework for open source), the current direction of Microsoft's .Net, Novell's acquisition of Ximian, Novell's Linux desktop environment, Linux for grandmas and kids, and "the greatest danger to the continuing adoption and progress of open source" (Hint: it's pronounced "XAML".)."

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netcraft confirms

[Anonymous Coward]

de icaza is dying

How reassuring.

[amitofu]

It's massive - I'm so scared.

What an encouraging way to end the interview.

Re:it's pronounced "XAML".

[niko9]

How the hell do you pronounce "XAML"?

Didn't you read the article?

"Of course, the only drawback is that this new interaction is completely tied to .Net and WinFX. So we see that as a very big danger. A lot of people today cannot migrate to Linux or cannot migrate to Mozilla because a lot of their internal Web sites happen to use IE extensions. Now imagine a world where you can only use XAML.

It's massive - I'm so scared.

It's spelled XAML, but it is pronounced: I'm sooo scared! ;)

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Naming conventions

[jdifool]

Here is the name of the webpage with the interview.

interview_with_miguel_de_icaza_cofounder_of_gnome_ ximian_and_mono.html

I, for one, welcome our new naming convention overlords.

jdif

Re:Naming conventions

[LordK3nn3th]

Well, imagine the benefits.

http://www.goat.cx/picture_of_man_stretching_ass ho le_wide_open.jpg

Hmm. Perhaps that ISN'T a benefit knowing the purpose of that picture.

Re:it's pronounced "XAML".

[TechnologyX]

Think Jar Jar Binks trying to say "Camel"

Princess Bride flashback, anyone?

[Anonymous Coward]

Mr. Gates,

My name is Miguel De Icaza, and you killed my father...

Re:it's pronounced "XAML".

[tbarrett]

Welcome to the Slashdot Pronunciation Dictionary.
Please enter a word to get its associated pronunciation:

>interview: Pronunciation = "INTEVW"
>slashdot: Pronunciation = "/."
>grammar: Pronunciation = "WTF"

Re:Zamil?

[killjoe]

That's funny I thought it was pronounced XUL.

Re:Zamil?

[croddy]

there is no data .... only XUL.

Couldn't Agree More

[xant]

Let the 15YMOUA begin!

Re:it's pronounced "XAML".

[Jeremiah Cornelius]

Its pronounced Ka-mel.

It is a threat: ugly and dangerous.

Zamil is taken

[gad_zuki!]

All logical spellings of everything have been trademarked by drug companies.

Zamil, for instance, helps firm up stool for people on low-carb diets.

Common side effects may include:

Abdominal pain, abnormal dreams, abnormal vision, agitation, amnesia, anxiety, arthritis, back pain, bronchitis, burning sensation, chest pain, confusion, constipation, coughing, daytime sleeping, decreased mental alertness, depression, diarrhea, difficulty breathing, difficulty concentrating, difficulty swallowing, diminished sensitivity to touch, dizziness on standing, double vision, dry mouth, emotional instability, exaggerated feeling of well-being, eye irritation, falling, fatigue, fever, flu-like symptoms, gas, general discomfort, hallucination, hiccup, high blood pressure, high blood sugar, increased sweating, infection, insomnia, itching, joint pain, lack of bladder control, lack of coordination, lethargy, light-headedness, loss of appetite, menstrual disorder, migraine, muscle pain, nasal inflammation, nervousness, numbness, paleness, prickling or tingling sensation, rapid heartbeat, rash, ringing in the ears, sinus inflammation, sleep disorder, speech difficulties, swelling due to fluid retention, taste abnormalities, throat inflammation, throbbing heartbeat, tremor, unconsciousness, upper respiratory infection, urinary tract infection, vertigo, vomiting, weakness, abnormal tears or tearing, abscess, acne, aggravation of allergies, aggravation of high blood pressure, aggression, allergic reaction, altered production of saliva, anemia, belching, blisters, blood clot in lung, boils, breast pain, breast problems, breast tumors, bruising, chill with high temperature followed by heat and perspiration, decreased sex drive, delusion, difficulty urinating, excessive urine production, e ye pain, facial swelling due to fluid retention, fainting, false perceptions, feeling intoxicated, feeling strange, flushing, frequent urination, glaucoma, gout, heart attack, hemorrhoids, herpes infection, high cholesterol, hives, hot flashes, impotence, inability to urinate, increased appetite, increased tolerance to the drug, intestinal blockage, irregular heartbeat, joint degeneration, kidney failure, kidney pain, laryngitis, leg cramps, loss of reality, low blood pressure, mental deterioration, muscle spasms in arms and legs, muscle weakness, nosebleed, pain, painful urination, panic attacks, paralysis, pneumonia, poor circulation, rectal bleeding, rigidity, sciatica (lower back pain), sensation of seeing flashes of lights or sparks, sensitivity to light, sleepwalking, speech difficulties, swelling of the eye, thinking abnormalities, thirst, tooth decay, uncontrolled leg movements, urge to go to the bathroom, varicose veins, weight loss, yawning

Re:it's pronounced "XAML".

[Anonymous Coward]

Didn't you read the article?

What kind of stupid fucking question is that?

Re:Disappointed in Miguel

[Anonymous Coward]

The open source community sure as hell will have no one but themselves to blame if the are stupid enough waste any time on every dunce who thinks it's cool to talk about pie in the sky concepts when there is mass of unglamorous grunt work to be done to bring Linux up to speed as a viable desktop for the mass computing market.

Miguel is afraid???

Who gives a shit.

Sounds like someone needs a hug?

Re:For those who don't speak Spanish.

[kauttapiste]

For those who don't speak Spanish. Mono means monkey.

Hmm, and I almost could have sworn that mono means monkey only to those who do speak spanish.

You never know these things, do you.