The Future of OSS Desktop Development: Java, Mono, or C++?

Mono as it currently stands has serious problems, including strategic and intellectual property concerns. Java as provided by Sun is not open source or GPL-compatible and thus a nonstarter. Many strong proprietary companies such as Microsoft are moving full speed ahead on high-level managed language platforms. Can open source compete, or is it too unable to make hard decisions?” Read Havoc Pennington’s article about the future platforms of OSS.

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