Microsoft/Novell Partnership

[CLIFFORD ILKAY]

On Thursday 02 November 2006 20:56, ted leslie wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-11-02 at 20:35 -0500, CLIFFORD ILKAY wrote:
> > On Thursday 02 November 2006 17:48, ted leslie wrote:
> > > Mono has to rule the world, and this takes it one step closer.
> > > (the programmer in me speaking here)
> >
> > Mono ruling the world is a pipe dream. It will always be behind
> > Microsoft's implemenation of the .NET architecture and despite
> > claims to the contrary, there are no high-level languages for
> > .NET, well, perhaps besides VB.NET which aside from being an
> > awful language, is Microsoft-specific. IronPython is a curiousity
> > at the moment and not really viable for serious development.
>
> actually at present rate by end of next year there will be more
> mono (.net) in a Novell (and maybe a red hat release) then in
> Vista, that pipe is already basically a reality.
> Behind?, actually at present development rate, it will be  way
> ahead, way way ahead, and in short order. Truth of the matter is,
> it will take some miracle for MS to catch up to Mono, once Mono
> passes it soon.

Even if what you say is true, and I don't concede that at all, what is 
so compelling about Mono when there are no high-level languages? Do 
we really need to turn Linux into some Windows clone in order for 
Linux to "win"?
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Clifford Ilkay
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