Will Stallman C# warning fall flat?

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As you said in your other post...

Its not about C# so why do you keep comparing it to Java? Who really cares about C# as there are better languages out there anyway.

The issue is .Net/Mono. In the case of the JVM Sun distributes a version for Linux with clear licensing. Now the purists had a problem with it being closed and so forth but this isn't the same problem as .Net/Mono. You could use Java with no threat of being sued CLEARLY. You MIGHT be able to use Mono with no threat of being sued but neither MS nor Novell will come out and say that about any distro besides Novell distros. Whether they have a case or not it sure does give more teeth to their patent FUD which is the reason Novell signed a deal with MS in the first place.

To add to it the picture becomes very muddy once you ask the Mono crowd to explain what is gained by Mono in the Linux community. They claim "best of breed" apps which could be true but for the most part the user base doesn't see it that way. They claim C# as a great language but for the use cases its not better than some of the other languages with much more syntactical sugar. They make cross platform claims but its nowhere near as cross platform as Java. They claim it will allow for Windows apps to run natively on Linux but there aren't many .Net Windows apps to begin with. They claim developers will come flocking in but I don't see it. For instance Mono has been ported to Android. I don't know if its not usable or what but no one seems to be on that bandwagon. More people want to see native code than anything. The reasons make you question if theres another agenda.

Posted by: storm14k   Posted on: 06/30/09 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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