So if we’re going to build new applications that require a large time investment, like say movie editing – today that doesn’t matter for the enterprise desktop, but eventually it will when we get closer to consumers – you really need to have a cross-platform story. Miguel de Icaza Read Quote
In some cases we’ve been building tools that are specific to Linux for the desktop, and they only work on Linux, but I see two major projects that are wildly, wildly successful: Mozilla and OpenOffice, and those two programs are cross platform. Miguel de Icaza Read Quote
Our strategy in dealing with patents in Mono is the same strategy that any other software developer would take. In the event of a patent claim, we will try to find prior art to the claim of the patent. Miguel de Icaza Read Quote
The software patent problem is not limited to Mono. Software patents affect everyone writing software today. Miguel de Icaza Read Quote
After releasing Mono 1.0, we started work on a new edition of Mono that will be released later in the year. Miguel de Icaza Read Quote
Running the test suite like this allows us to catch problems when they are just introduced. Miguel de Icaza Read Quote
In addition to that, Mono has produced a very large set of extra libraries. Miguel de Icaza Read Quote
We all love Linux, but it’s also a fact that some people might not be able to migrate. Miguel de Icaza Read Quote
Some scientists use TeX or LatEX but for most people Word is the thing that writers use these days. Miguel de Icaza Read Quote