Miguel Plans Silverlight on Mono & Linux by Years End

El Lobo writes "The Mono open-source project will create a Linux version of Silverlight by the end of year, said Miguel de Icaza, a Novell vice president and head of Mono. Asked about plans for Linux, Microsoft executives have been non-committal, saying that it will depend on demand. But de Icaza, who is attending Mix, was able to commit without hesitating."

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Re:ItsATrap!

[ShieldW0lf]

The legal system says it is illegal to install an operating system in the privacy of your home because Microsoft has registered themselves as the rightful extortionists for some of the things that your operating system does.

The fact that it has such laws is what makes it corrupt.

The fact that it has such laws is what makes this extortion possible.

It is entirely ok to install whatever you want on your computer. You are causing no harm. The police should not be bothering you.

As for their dependence on the windows codebase, it is not for you or anyone else to step up and say "Sorry, you made you're choice, you're fucked now, your efforts to get out from under are not permitted."

Just because the legal system says it will assist you in extorting money from people doesn't mean you're entitled to it. It just means you've successfully utilized the legal system to screw the rest of us over.