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Microsoft to extend .Net to Unix
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| By Will Knight
Microsoft plans to port its .Net technology to competing operating systems including the upstart open source offering Linux, according to press reports Tuesday.
The software powerhouse will next Monday unveil software to allow non-Microsoft platforms to implement .Net, its technology to deliver software and applications over the Internet.
Microsoft's chief executive Steve Ballmer is reported to have revealed the move at an industry function on Tuesday.
"Do we have a way for people who host Web sites on Linux to build on [.Net]? Yes we do," Ballmer said. "That's not to say our overall strategy is not to get those Web sites over to Windows, but we will provide a way for those Linux servers to use .Net."
The decision is significant because Linux is seen by many as a threat to Microsoft, especially in the Internet server market where Linux is highly successful.
Ballmer also reportedly confirmed that Microsoft would ensure that programmers working with Java would be
able to create applications that fully interoperate with .Net.
Microsoft UK was unable to confirm the plans at the time of posting.
Ref: http://uk.news.yahoo.com/010314/152/bc1w7.html | |
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| The .NET Technology!!! Who will know what they will do on the future.
We been talking about it in the school, and work for a while. BUT nobody care! | |
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| This is better then nothing, but the support will probably be simular to M$'s previous *nix support additions. For example, when M$ added Kerberos support to Windows 2000, they adhered to the standard enough for Unix to interface as a client, but not a server. It sounds like Linux will be able to function as certain types of servers this time, but you can bet that it will still have to tie into a Windows 2000 server. | |
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| Well, I am sure there are ulterior motives behind this move, but I just thought it interesting that they would begin to support their arch-rivals in any way. I know Win2K is designed so that to get full functionality, you need to basically be running an all-Windows network, so I was rather surprised by this move, especially since Linux/Unix excel as servers . . . | |
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| They prolly just figure that with as many people using linux these days theres bound to be a few suckers that will pay to use some .net app when they could get the same functionality+ from any number of programs on freshmeat. All they're doing is spouting generic, BS M$ propaganda. We've all heard it before...
~Jeff
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| Yeah, I know, M$ never changes, do they? It just took me a little by surprise, they haven't been willing to support anything Unixy since XENIX. Personally, I don't think it will draw much attention. Just like you said, why buy it when you can get it for free? |
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