Further to my previous note on Microsoft's DotNet running on linux, This is an article which appeared in PCQuest website. It gives details of how to run C# and .Net on Linux.
http://www.pcquest.com/content/linux/handson/102082102.asp Regards Saswata ----- Original Message ----- From: "Saswata Banerjee & Associates" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 8:24 AM Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] Microsoft vs. Government of Peru > I was at microsoft tech ed yesterday > > I saw the microsoft response to the problem. > They have already come out with a version of Microsoft DotNet which is > desinged to work on FreeDBS (as a first step) and later on other linux / > unix OS. They are giving the codes free, with a license that allows use for > non-commercial applications. This will allow software developed for > Microsoft DotNet platform (win xp, etc) to "RUN FROM" linux based servers. > It already mostly supports access from non-microsoft OS. > > The thing is called ROTOT and is in beta, so I expect they will add more > features to it later. I think this way they are going to tell govts. like > peru that they are also in open source, they are not proprietory (they spent > an hour drilling THAT into our heads) and give a larger user platform to vb > developers. > > Apparently, there are already 2 open source (non-microsoft) initiatives that > have ported dotnet framework to linux in Europe. The MS guys were trouting > these as evidence of their "potentially cross-platform capabilities" > > Regards > Saswata > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ram Baji Rao" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 10:46 AM > Subject: [ILUG-BOM] Microsoft vs. Government of Peru > > > > Edgar Villanueva, a legislator from Peru, has put a proposal for Peru > > government agencies to standardize on Free Software for their own > > internal use. > > > > This proposal worries Microsoft! > > > > Some government bodies around the world, e.g. in California and Peru, > > have adopted an aggressive attitude towards restricting the use of > > proprietary(read Microsoft) software and favouring open source. > > > > Open source appeals to government bodies because of its high > > functionality, very low cost and easy compliance with licensing laws. > > > > Of course, Microsoft will try to persuade governments to avoid open > > source software. They realize that , when governments choose Microsoft > > as their foundation they are likely to select the whole suite of > > products to go with it rather than fight incompatibilities. > > > > In July 2002 the UK Government also announced a new policy on the use of > > open source software which favors a pragmatic approach. > > > > Back to the Peru case: Villanueva's point is that: Everybody has to deal > > with the government. If a government uses Microsoft software, its > > citizens will probably have to use the same software to communicate with > > it. A government web site that only supports Microsoft Internet Explorer > > would lock citizens into that Microsoft product. In contrast, government > > sites using open standards and avoiding patented software would allow > > citizens to choose between many different kinds of software to access > > the site. > > > > Free Software, also called Open Source, is itself a kind of open > > standard - its source code is its own reference. Developers of > > proprietary software can use that reference to create interoperating > > programs, without infringing on the actual Open Source code. Thus, when > > a government uses Open Source, it assures its citizens a choice to > > purchase both proprietary and Open Source software for communicating > > with their government. The people's choice will be based on factors like > > functionality, quality, and convenience, rather than on customer > > lock-in. > > > > Read more about this interesting happening at > > www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/26616.html > > > > Also see: > > www.SincereChoice.com > > > > Ram > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers > > > > > _______________________________________________ http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
