Comments on: Thai Open Source Initiative Uses… .NET? http://www.johnberns.com/2008/06/12/thai-open-source-initiative-uses-dot-net/ Technology, Social Computing & Travel Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:44:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Anthony Bouch http://www.johnberns.com/2008/06/12/thai-open-source-initiative-uses-dot-net/#comment-5087 Anthony Bouch Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:45:45 +0000 http://www.johnberns.com/?p=124#comment-5087 Although I've invested in Microsoft tools, technology and training - I'm definitely not a Microsoft Zealot. That said - security in software development is much less about technology as it is the software development process - which can be good or bad irrespective of the platform. Although I’ve invested in Microsoft tools, technology and training - I’m definitely not a Microsoft Zealot. That said - security in software development is much less about technology as it is the software development process - which can be good or bad irrespective of the platform.

]]> By: Sajal Kayan http://www.johnberns.com/2008/06/12/thai-open-source-initiative-uses-dot-net/#comment-5066 Sajal Kayan Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:10:57 +0000 http://www.johnberns.com/?p=124#comment-5066 Makes perfect sense. Microsoft pwns everything in Thailand, why not this project also. If some truly open platform needs to succeed here (at Govt. level), then they need to be able to shell out loads of "tea" money and other contributions. Try getting an open platform "vendor" to do that! Each day I live in constant fear knowing the fact that my bank 100% runs on M$ thingies. Makes perfect sense. Microsoft pwns everything in Thailand, why not this project also.

If some truly open platform needs to succeed here (at Govt. level), then they need to be able to shell out loads of “tea” money and other contributions. Try getting an open platform “vendor” to do that!

Each day I live in constant fear knowing the fact that my bank 100% runs on M$ thingies.

]]> By: luke http://www.johnberns.com/2008/06/12/thai-open-source-initiative-uses-dot-net/#comment-5062 luke Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:54:04 +0000 http://www.johnberns.com/?p=124#comment-5062 WTF? Microsoft funded software sweat shop.. ugh sorry "factory". The last thing this country needs is more .NET drones. I've got an idea how about putting that money into a fund to invest in Thai startups with bright ideas. Invest in people, foster innovation, and individual thought. Its people with bright minds that build great software. Build a community not a friggin silo. And.... PLEASE don't try and tell us Microsoft is backing open source. WTF? Microsoft funded software sweat shop.. ugh sorry “factory”. The last thing this country needs is more .NET drones. I’ve got an idea how about putting that money into a fund to invest in Thai startups with bright ideas. Invest in people, foster innovation, and individual thought. Its people with bright minds that build great software. Build a community not a friggin silo. And…. PLEASE don’t try and tell us Microsoft is backing open source.

]]> By: Ben Scherrey http://www.johnberns.com/2008/06/12/thai-open-source-initiative-uses-dot-net/#comment-5059 Ben Scherrey Thu, 12 Jun 2008 04:18:27 +0000 http://www.johnberns.com/?p=124#comment-5059 .Net is a platform like any other - only you get to re-write your code every two years when the apis break from underneath you. Not even the win32 platform has this frequency of backwards incompatible changes. (Actually win32 been pretty stable which is much of the impetus for .Net.) Microsoft has invented the ultimate DLL hell where now you have "mission critical" apps dependent upon DIFFERENT versions of .Net that can't even co-exist. So, for a VERY small investment, Microsoft just got a lot of other people to fund the training of a new set of graduates in their proprietary technologies which, despite the efforts of Mono, they will not be able to reuse outside of that environment. The CLR is pretty cool academically. .Net is evil. .Net is a platform like any other - only you get to re-write your code every two years when the apis break from underneath you. Not even the win32 platform has this frequency of backwards incompatible changes. (Actually win32 been pretty stable which is much of the impetus for .Net.) Microsoft has invented the ultimate DLL hell where now you have “mission critical” apps dependent upon DIFFERENT versions of .Net that can’t even co-exist.

So, for a VERY small investment, Microsoft just got a lot of other people to fund the training of a new set of graduates in their proprietary technologies which, despite the efforts of Mono, they will not be able to reuse outside of that environment. The CLR is pretty cool academically. .Net is evil.

]]> By: wiennat http://www.johnberns.com/2008/06/12/thai-open-source-initiative-uses-dot-net/#comment-5058 wiennat Thu, 12 Jun 2008 02:39:17 +0000 http://www.johnberns.com/?p=124#comment-5058 .NET can be run on Mono. Moreover, I've seen many professional works that use .NET with MySQL. .NET can be run on Mono. Moreover, I’ve seen many professional works that use .NET with MySQL.

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