Re: dotNet

2003-09-24 Thread Stephen McConnell
Noel J. Bergman wrote: Not only is Microsoft filing patents on .NET, but they consider the wire-level protocol part of their licensable technology. This is just plain scary! -- Stephen J. McConnell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --

Re: dotNet

2003-09-24 Thread Berin Loritsch
Noel J. Bergman wrote: What is so interesting about .Net is that it is essentially an open standard (some parts still in review by standards bodies) Not only is Microsoft filing patents on .NET, but they consider the wire-level protocol part of their licensable technology. Miguel de Icaza from

RE: dotNet

2003-09-24 Thread Noel J. Bergman
> What is so interesting about .Net is that it is essentially an open > standard (some parts still in review by standards bodies) Not only is Microsoft filing patents on .NET, but they consider the wire-level protocol part of their licensable technology. Miguel de Icaza from the mono project disa

RES: dotNet

2003-09-24 Thread hammett
-Mensagem original- De: Niclas Hedhman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > is it only me, or does someone else also think it is a bit odd that Apache is > developing dotNet apps and frameworks? I think the main difference between Sun and MS - regarding it's developers - is that

Re: dotNet

2003-09-24 Thread superbonbon
>Niclas Hedhman wrote: >> is it only me, or does someone else also think it is a bit odd that Apache >is >> developing dotNet apps and frameworks? > >some people do agree, many do not :D > >> IMHO, dotNet is definately a threat to the whole OSS movement and Linux+

Re: dotNet

2003-09-24 Thread Niclas Hedhman
On Wednesday 24 September 2003 14:37, Leo Simons wrote: > Niclas Hedhman wrote: > > If ASF successfully brings dotNet "products to market", it will add fuel > > to the dotNet fire, and one day M$ will have consumed us all in their > > monopolistic grip. Is this

Re: dotNet

2003-09-23 Thread Leo Simons
Niclas Hedhman wrote: is it only me, or does someone else also think it is a bit odd that Apache is developing dotNet apps and frameworks? some people do agree, many do not :D IMHO, dotNet is definately a threat to the whole OSS movement and Linux+Java in particular, as it is designed to crush

dotNet

2003-09-23 Thread Niclas Hedhman
Hi, is it only me, or does someone else also think it is a bit odd that Apache is developing dotNet apps and frameworks? IMHO, dotNet is definately a threat to the whole OSS movement and Linux+Java in particular, as it is designed to crush the whole server-side stronghold of this combo. If