[Mono-list] again some news from heise

[Guenther Roith]

Hi!

A few month ago I wrote about an interview with Ballmer on heise about
.net/mono.
Well there is a new one again. Don't missunderstand me - I want to see mono
succed - but
I also want to let you know what ms thinks about this.

So here is the german text, I translate it:

Obwohl sich Microsoft nur zur teilweisen Offenlegung des .NET-Framework
entschlossen hat, betont er im iX-Interview, dass alle Programmierer die
Vorteile von .NET nutzen können und erklärt, dass .NET auch auf anderen
Plattformen verfügbar gemacht werden soll. "Dies vor allem, damit innovative
Ideen umgesetzt werden können, die in der Forschung entstehen", erklärte
Ballmer wörtlich.
Die freie .NET-Implementierung Mono werde jedoch nicht von Microsoft
unterstützt. "Wir besitzen das intellektuelle Eigentum an .NET. Ich glaube
nicht, dass es einen Klon des .NET-Framework von irgendjemand anderem als
von Microsoft geben wird", behauptet Steve Ballmer selbstbewusst.



Now in english [with my comments]:



Although Microsoft has diceded only to open parts of the .net framework
[this means the shard-source] he [Ballmer] says in an iX-Interview, that all
programmers can make use of the benefits of .net and explains, that .NET
should be made available on other platforms, too [I don't think he talks
about linux, too]. "This excapsially, that innovative ideas can be put in
real live, that arfe developed in science", says Ballmer.



The free .NET-Implementation mono will ot be supported by microsoft [well we
can't really expect this ;-)]. " We have the intellectual property on .NET.
Ich don't belive, that there will be a clon of the .NET-Framework from
anyone except microsoft", stes Steve Balmer self-confidently. [O.K. This is
the sentence why I mailed this thing.]



So what do you think about it? Has ms the "intellectual property" - I don't
think so!

But I think we should know that microsoft will do something against mono.

Regards,

Johannes.