Carl Olsen said: > I didn't find Microsoft's position to be negative at all. I agree that ease > of use and standardization is needed on Linux platforms. Mono provides exactly that. I've been programming mostly with Microsoft Visual C# for the > past year or two and I find it fairly easy to learn to program with C# on Mono. If I had to use another language, I'd be completely lost. I'm only guessing, but Mono could lead to a flood of applications being developed for > Linux platforms which would only increase the attraction to Linux.
Taken on its own, I'd have to ask why? You'd be hard pressed to name an application on Windows that doesn't have at least one counterpart on Linux. The availability of software isn't an issue for Linux. > I like > Microsoft products because so many people are using them that there's quite > a body of knowledge floating around amongst general users, but I'm not opposed to competition. This body exists in the Linux community as well. The problem is in finding members of the community that are willing to help others, especially newbies. RTFM is usually the nicest and most helpful response you get (even though you've read the FM and the answer to your question is either not there, or can only be understood by someone who already knows the answer). > I find Linux to be difficult to work with, but > I'm > sure it's only because I'm unfamiliar with it. Don't bet on that: http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cups-horror.html. This is the biggest issue that Linux has to address, and all Linux developers should keep this in mind at all times. (Though I agree with some articles that have spawned from this one that assert the developers are the ones least likely to be able to fix the issue... the open source world needs to start attracting people with skills other than programming. I've seen a few starting steps in the area of documentation, but what's needed more is people with skills in interface design, including usability testing.) > Competition is a good > thing > for consumers. I want to thank Microsoft for making C# open source and I want to thank Novell and all the people who have worked on Mono for giving us more options instead of less. Fully agree. -- William E. Kempf -- William E. Kempf _______________________________________________ Mono-list maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-list
