Linked by David Adams on Fri 12th Jun 2009 14:55 UTC, submitted by google_ninja
A Mono developer responds to a request for "a calm presentation of why Mono is desirable, why it is not a threat, and why it should be included in Ubuntu by default" answering the three questions individually, then attempting to address general anti-Mono sentiment.
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Face it, Now that the Java JVM is totally 100% GPLv2 Open Source there is ZERO reason to use mono. Java and the JVM are now guaranteed to provide you a development platform that can run ANY place that YOU choose to run it and will always be free to do whatever you want with forever.
The JVM can already run Python(jpython) FASTER than regular python and ruby faster than native ruby(jruby).
And if you don't want to do full java, then checkout Groovy, it ROCKS. http://groovy.codehaus.org/
The JVM is a fantastic VM. And now that its open source its being worked on by the community to better support more dynamic languages like Perl.
And if you made the huge mistake of choosing .NET over Java, then there are solutions for that too. http://www.mainsoft.com/solutions/prof_svcs_j2ee.aspx
PS. Miguel is a lying piece of shit f--ktard. http://www.osnews.com/story/21586/Mono_Moonlight_Patent_Encumbered_...
Edited 2009-06-12 16:19 UTC