In what way does moving to C# serve Microsoft? Because it supports their strategy, and the goal of their strategy is to wipe us out.
Aside from Portable.NET and Mono, the only support for C# is that of Microsoft. Theirs is surely more advanced than ours, and is likely to remain so, even as we make our best efforts. So if C# becomes popular, that works in Microsoft's interest--which generally means, against ours. There is also, as you mentioned, the danger that Microsoft will use its patents to forbid us to implement many aspects of C#. It is true that the danger of patents can come from anywhere and affect any free program. However, danger is more likely in some places than others. Microsoft has a stated its intention to attack us, and has already tried using patents to exclude us from implementing its formats and protocols. We cannot avoid all danger from software patents, just as we can't avoid all chance of being robbed on the street; but we would do well to avoid walking into particularly dangerous neighborhoods like this one. _______________________________________________ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list