[ Thanks to Jason
Greenwood for this link. ]
“As I discussed in my last article, I believe that .NET will
grow into a standard development framework that encompasses both
Microsoft and non-Microsoft platforms. Before you turn in your
keyboard and become a Sherpa guide in the Himalayas, however,
consider some of the advantages of a world unified around a common
development framework like .NET. Just as .NET has been touted as
the savior of the ‘little language’ (due to its emphasis on
multi-language support in .NET), it may also be the technology that
raises the fortunes of many non-Microsoft platforms and
applications, including Linux…”