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author | Miguel de Icaza <miguel@gnome.org> | 2001-07-17 10:04:00 +0400 |
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committer | Miguel de Icaza <miguel@gnome.org> | 2001-07-17 10:04:00 +0400 |
commit | 1d138da62c5cdc36adfbca704ac5ee39068886ed (patch) | |
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@@ -450,8 +450,34 @@ A: We are also researching <a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/lightning/lightning.html">GNU Lightning</a>. +<a name="ximian-and-microsoft"> ** Ximian and Microsoft +Q: I read that Microsoft is helping out Ximian, is this true? + +A: Initial contact between David Stutz and Miguel de Icaza happened. + It was a friendly conversation. Microsoft is interested in other + implementing .NET and are willing to help make the ECMA spec more + accurate for this purpose. + + We were initially contacted by Sam Ruby at the ECMA TG3 committee + to discuss the same issue. And we are glad to have good contacts + to ask questions about the specs. + +Q: Do you fear that Microsoft will change the spec and render Mono useless? + +A: No. Microsoft proved with the CLI and the C# language that it was + possible to create a powerful foundation for many languages to + interoperate. We will always have that. + + Even if changes happened in the platform which were undocumented + (which is very unlikely), the existing platform has a value on its + own. + + Miguel once explained its motivation for working on Mono to Dave + Winer, and his mail got posted <a + href="http://scriptingnews.userland.com/stories/storyReader$1275">here</a> + Q: Didn't Miguel de Icaza say that `Unix Sucks'? A: Yes, he did, as a catch phrase in his opening remark on the Ottawa |