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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RE[2]: Ignoring the patent thing for a sec...
by cjcox on Mon 15th Jun 2009 22:21
in reply to "RE: Ignoring the patent thing for a sec..."
Member since:2006-12-21
So you're saying that it's WRONG to try to get more open source apps (or non-Windows lure) because of something .Net-like? Seems to be that you're agreeing with my point more than disagreeing. That's really all I'm pointing out. The more that people see outside of the world of Microsoft, the better off they are. So, if Mono helps do that... I'm fine.
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2005-07-06
What are you even talking about??
The open source community routinely goes out of its way to accommodate Windows. Fire up XP and marvel at how Ruby, Python, Perl, Java, and almost any other language runs great on Windows.
Face it, the OSS community has long been extending its hand to Windows-based developers. OSS has nothing to gain, though, by attracting those developers who say "I'll use Linux (and open source) only if I can bring my Windows with me." A volunteer-run community doesn't need to waste its resources begging for unwilling users.