whaat!?
article looks far from clear though. does this mean monodevelop is going to
quietly die? or a license change? :/
On 19 Mar 2014 23:07, theUser BL theuse...@hotmail.com wrote:
Microsoft is in the final stages of negotiations that could lead to
either an acquisition or major investment
I love how people jump to assuming the worst outcomes from the rumor
mongering of a -- possibly fictional -- anonymous source.
Regards, David
On 2014-03-20 09:55, Ian Norton wrote:
whaat!?
article looks far from clear though. does this mean monodevelop is going
to quietly die? or a license
Yeah, maybe I panicked a little. Still, I think it would be a bad
thing for mono (in free software terms), but I can see why it would be
a good thing for MS from a strategic point of view.
On 20 March 2014 09:16, David Schmitt da...@dasz.at wrote:
I love how people jump to assuming the worst
It would be excellent for Xamarin users to get MS cash poured into bug
fixing and ease of use (eg the compilation thread).
Bryan Crotaz
Silver Curve
On 20 Mar 2014, at 09:56, Ian Norton inor...@gmail.com wrote:
Yeah, maybe I panicked a little. Still, I think it would be a bad
thing for mono
I see both. There is enormous potential for mono and -- without further
details -- an equal amount of risks.
I choose to trust in Miguel's integrity for now :-)
Regards, David
On 2014-03-20 11:00, Bryan Crotaz wrote:
It would be excellent for Xamarin users to get MS cash poured into bug
Yeah, maybe I panicked a little. Still, I think it would be a bad
thing for mono (in free software terms),
Depends on, how Microsoft plans the future.
I see three possibilities after acquiring Xamarin :
1. Letting Xamarin still an independent part. And so working on Mono _and_ .NET.
But I
You are assuming they are buying Xamarin.
The article says heavily investing as well, and given the track records of
companies that have bought the company working (Novell - Attachmate for
instance) on Mono, I wouldn't expect Miguel would go through that again
(but really who knows, that is
From: mono-devel-list-boun...@lists.ximian.com [mailto:mono-devel-list-
boun...@lists.ximian.com] On Behalf Of Ian Norton
whaat!?
article looks far from clear though. does this mean monodevelop is going to
quietly die? or a license change? :/
LOL, no. :-)
Here's what it comes down to:
I was actually thinking of posting a question to the list when I saw that
article but had the same reservations about the validity.
Although it makes sense from a Microsoft perspective (imho) to back Xamarin
(through purchase or through funding), I can only wonder whether they would
eventually
Microsoft is in the final stages of negotiations that could lead to either an
acquisition or major investment in Xamarin, ...
More at
http://www.crn.com/news/mobility/300072056/sources-microsoft-in-talks-to-acquire-mobile-app-development-startup-xamarin.htm
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