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[Liam Proven]

On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 8:16 PM, Dylan McCall <dylanmccall at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > I think you'll find that the Mono project is not on shaky legal ground
>> > - it's already been allowed to go on for too long for MS to suddenly
>> > pull the carpet from under Manuel's feet.
>>
>> I fear you are right.
>
> I like to point out here that, if Microsoft hurt Mono, they would also
> anger a very big software developer (EA Games) with regards to a very
> big franchise (The Sims 3)... which would unleash a hoard of lawyers and
> a lot of Mac and iPhone users who are as vocal as us but are armed with
> lots and lots of stickers.
>
>
> Bye,
> Dylan

Can you explain, please?

Mono is the open-source version of .NET. The Sims is a Windows game
that runs natively on Windows so it doesn't need Mono, it can use real
native .NET.

.NET is not going away; developers can use that in safety, so long as
they are content to be on a proprietary platform - which games
companies actively like, by and large.

Concerns about Mono are basically irrelevant to devs on Windows.

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