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  • Will Microsoft Mono-polise open source?

    Open source advocates are in an uproar over the announcement (by one of their own) to build an open source implementation of Microsoft .NET based on the European Computer Manufacturer’s Association (ECMA) standard currently in the draft phase.

  • Microsoft to standardise Office formats

    Microsoft intends to submit file formats for its new Office 12 applications to the European standards body ECMA International. The company hopes this will allay concern about its level of control over document formats.

  • Open-source .Net takes shape

    Builders of the Mono open-source development project released an update on Tuesday that will let programmers write Microsoft .Net applications for Linux and Unix operating systems.

  • Mono & .Net: The odd couple

    Microsoft's earlier response to open source was unsubtle and combative. But lately it looks like the relationship is evolving into a productive balance, more dance than fight.

  • Mono Project aims to bring .Net apps to Linux

    Spearheaded by Linux developer Ximian, the Mono Project is working to develop .Net applications that can run on Linux and other non-Windows OSes. Can it do so without infringing on Microsoft's intellectual property?

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  • Mono-man brings .NET to Linux

    Novell's Miguel de Icaza is working on a technology that he says can replicate Microsoft's vaunted software development platform on Linux. Additional reading: The beginning of the end for Microsoft?

  • Open-source .Net takes shape

    Builders of the Mono open-source development project has released an update that will let programmers write Microsoft .Net applications for Linux and Unix operating systems.

  • Microsoft's singing in C#

    Microsoft and its allies have quietly expanded an effort to gain acceptance for C#, the software giant's competitor to Java and a foundation for its next-generation Internet services.

  • Part I: .Net under the microscope

    At one stage it seemed that .Net was simply a prefix for every new Microsoft product release but, while still not perfect, it is evolving into a stable platform for Web services development.

  • Will open source force a sea change in IT?

    Imagine a world where most software licenses are fee-free. Your careers, your IT strategies, and your vendor relationships would be utterly transformed. Could this come to pass?

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