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Technology Review Profiles Miguel de Icaza
prostoalex writes "Technology Review has a feature story on Miguel de Icaza, currently Novell VP of Product Technology, but more known as the leader of Gnome and Mono projects. Miguel is the man Don Box would like to see joining Microsoft for his "amazing amount of raw energy". If you read through the Technology review article, you will see that de Icaza was actually turned down by Microsoft at some point."
We don't need Mono, and even if we did need something like Mono why do we care if its perfectly compatible with Microsofts version? Should we be aiming for compatibility or something thats a generation ahead of what Microsoft is doing?
Compatibility is BS, if you have better software it beats compatibility 90% of the time. I'd prefer better software.
People don't exist to serve systems, systems exist to serve people.
Maybe he isnt working for them and just wants to. Think about what it would do for a persons resume to have Microsoft on it.
He is a smart guy so its not beyond his reasoning to see he has potential to cash out and get rich or stay true to his roots and have our respect. Why shouldnt he get rich?
People don't exist to serve systems, systems exist to serve people.
Because he was raised, trained, fostered and imprinted at Microsoft. Yes, he is an ex-Microsoft employee. People seem to forget this. His vision for you is Microsoft technology in all its "glory", but without the Microsoft name behind it.
For me, I can't wait for Java to get open sourced, or parrot to be finished. Both look likely within the next year.
Don't blame me, I didn't vote for either of them!