The Case For Supporting and Using Mono 570
snydeq writes "Fatal Exception's Neil McAllister argues in favor of Mono, asking those among the open source community who have 'variously described Mono as a trap, a kludge, or simply a waste of effort' to look past Miguel de Icaza and Mono's associations with Microsoft and give the open source implementation of .Net a second chance, as he himself has, having predicted Mono's demise at the hands of open source Java in 2006. Far from being just a clone of .Net for Linux, McAllister argues, Mono has been 'expanding its presence into exciting and unexpected new niches.' And for those who argue that 'developing open-source software based on Microsoft technologies is like walking into a lion's den,' McAllister suggests taking a look at the direction Mono is heading. The more Mono evolves, the less likely Microsoft is to use patent claims or some other dirty trick to bring down the platform."
Exciting new niches (Score:3, Funny)
Mono has been 'expanding its presence into exciting and unexpected new niches.'
Yes, just recently there have been several more [engadget.com]!
Here at the Mono bar, we play every kind of music - country *and* western!
For bit rates less than 24 Kbps (Score:5, Funny)
For bit rates less than 24 Kbps I prefer mono.
(What, RTFA ? Who has time for that ?)
There isn't one. (Score:2, Funny)
Next question?
de Icaza can go to Hell along with his bosses at Microsoft.
Re:Sorry, I will never trust Microsoft (Score:5, Funny)
Captain's log, stardate 9522.6: I've never trusted Microsoft, and I never will. I could never forgive them for the death of Netscape and countless other companies. It seems to me our mission to support .NET on Linux is problematic at best. McAllister says this could be an historic occasion, and I'd like to believe him, but how on earth can history get past people like me?
They're animals. Don't believe them. Don't trust them.
(They're dying)
Let them die!
Sorry, I couldn't resist. I got a kick out of the way you started your post.
Joking aside, mod parent up. :-)
Re:For bit rates less than 24 Kbps (Score:2, Funny)
Geeks are never in a position to contract mono.
Stereo is Better... (Score:3, Funny)
Come on, this debate's been over since the mid-1960s. Stereo won, Mono lost... end of story.
Re:Qt (Score:3, Funny)
cut kitty screen saver? count me in!
Okay, I'm a pretty pro-Linux guy. But even I'd never portray the Windows masses as kitten murdering mascochists.
Think before you post, you sick fuck!
Re:Objective Review (Score:3, Funny)
"First they ignore you. Then they fight you."
Then Google kick's Microsoft's ass, eats their lunch and takes their milk money? Ya, I was thinking the same thing.
All this time and (Score:3, Funny)
it just dawned on me...
Microsoft is giving Linux Mono!
I guarantee, if you grep the source, you'll find epstein-barr.
Re:Objective Review (Score:3, Funny)
Obligatory Paraphrasing of a Frank Zappa Quote (Score:2, Funny)