#Why Mono when Java is so much more mature and has no #FUD surrounding it? Remember that MS has patents on #.NET and they have said in the past that they will enforce #these (with extreme prejudice seems to be the impression #they want to give) esp. with respect to Linux implementations. #
FYI C# and the Common Langauge Infrastructure (CLI) are open standards -- both with ECMA and ISO; while Java *still* remains locked by Sun. So in theory, anyone can implement the C# and the CLI; with Java, you have to go through Sun's licensing structure.. The .NET API on the other hand is a different issue. It's currently locked by MS, and implementations of it may have to go through MS. For those unfamiliar with .NET, it's simply a set of APIs and tools that any CLI-compliant language can use. You can view .NET as equivalent to the Core Java API, J2EE, and extension APIs in the Java space. HTH jeff -- -- Jeff Gutierrez ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Pinoy Ako! May reklamo? Mapua Online! - The Hub Of Mapuans On The Web http://www.mapua.org http://www.mapua.com http://www.mapua.net MarketForward - Where Technology Meets Marketing http://www.marketforward.com/ -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
