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So if we're going to build new applications that require a large time investment, like say movie editing - today that doesn't matter for the enterprise desktop, but eventually it will when we get closer to consumers - you really need to have a cross-platform story.

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When it comes to .NET they've done a really outstanding job.
Miguel de Icaza
In the GNOME project we tried to keep the platform language independent.
Miguel de Icaza
So if we're going to build new applications that require a large time investment, like say movie editing - today that doesn't matter for the enterprise desktop, but eventually it will when we get closer to consumers - you really need to have a cross-platform story.
Miguel de Icaza
I was interested in Java the beginning, but the problem with Java is you do have to switch your platform.
Miguel de Icaza
We've been using C and C++ way too much - they're nice, but they're very close to the machine and what we wanted was to empower regular users to build applications for Linux.
Miguel de Icaza
We all love Linux, but it's also a fact that some people might not be able to migrate.
Miguel de Icaza
It's strategic for us - lots of people will develop applications in .NET.
Miguel de Icaza
After releasing Mono 1.0, we started work on a new edition of Mono that will be released later in the year.
Miguel de Icaza
I think that by October the whole company has to migrate to OpenOffice, and then I think it's by June next year we all migrate to Linux - you don't want to migrate 6,000 people both operating system and office suite in a single jump.
Miguel de Icaza
They have a beautiful security system and we're emulating the whole security infrastructure.
Miguel de Icaza
I've never worked with the Java community.
Miguel de Icaza
Our strategy in dealing with patents in Mono is the same strategy that any other software developer would take. In the event of a patent claim, we will try to find prior art to the claim of the patent.
Miguel de Icaza
We have a lot of existing customers which are also considering Linux desktop migrations and rolling out some of these programs, so we're learning from them.
Miguel de Icaza
Not to go too far, but Microsoft is probably used by most people out there.
Miguel de Icaza
In some cases we've been building tools that are specific to Linux for the desktop, and they only work on Linux, but I see two major projects that are wildly, wildly successful: Mozilla and OpenOffice, and those two programs are cross platform.
Miguel de Icaza
Some scientists use TeX or LatEX but for most people Word is the thing that writers use these days.
Miguel de Icaza
Every piece of software written today is likely going to infringe on someone else's patent.
Miguel de Icaza
We cannot choose one desktop over the other - Gnome or KDE - because there's users for both code bases.
Miguel de Icaza
Running the test suite like this allows us to catch problems when they are just introduced.
Miguel de Icaza
In addition to that, Mono has produced a very large set of extra libraries.
Miguel de Icaza
With .NET once an API is published it's available to all programming languages at the same time.
Miguel de Icaza
The software patent problem is not limited to Mono. Software patents affect everyone writing software today.
Miguel de Icaza
Well Microsoft really does develop some really interesting technology.
Miguel de Icaza
All of our code is open source, so it can be used for other projects.
Miguel de Icaza
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My best investment is my imagination, because it has never failed to bring me my greatest returns!
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Leave no stone unturned to help your clients realize maximum profits from their investment.
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So if we're going to build new applications that require a large time investment, like say movie editing - today that doesn't matter for the enterprise desktop, but eventually it will when we get closer to consumers - you really need to have a cross-platform story.
Miguel de Icaza
Indeed, American companies make three times as much profits from their investment in one E.U. country, Ireland, than they do from all their investments in China.
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The land is not in the least bit fertile and yet the cattle herds grow larger and larger. A cow represents capital investment here.
Richard Leakey
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