On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 4:12 PM, Andrew Jorgensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Here's a link to a list of the many many languages that run on the CLR: > http://dotnetpowered.com/languages.aspx
I counted 122 languages that run on the CLR on that page. I counted 215 languages that run on the JVM on this page: http://www.robert-tolksdorf.de/vmlanguages.html > Not to mention that Java can also be made to run on the CLR. And C# (or any MSIL code) can run on the JVM using Grasshopper (a commercial plugin for VS). > My own opinion: Mono and Moonlight will never be a factor in tipping the > desktop market toward Linux. They will be a factor in businesses > choosing to use Silverlight vs. Flash which will be a win for MS. > > If the desktop market does tip toward Linux some day MS wants to be > relevant and profitable anyway and pulling some patent stunt to > submarine Mono and Moonlight doesn't help them win in that market. > > MS already knows that Linux is eating into their market share. Instead > of showing their teeth they're trying to figure out how to stay relevant > in a market that no longer rewards them for playing dirty. I can see this being the case, and I hope that it will be. -Bryan /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
