Re: Could Haskell be taken over by Microsoft?

[JAS]

Mark P Jones writes:
> ... you can build portable and popular languages
> with comprehensive and platform-independent libraries ...
> However, it requires a lot of time and/or people ---
> the kind of investment that is often possible only in
> a commercial environment.

If you think this is true, maybe you should have a look at:

        http://sagan.earthspace.net/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/

(Well worth a look in any case, IMO)

jas