tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558774162434972491.post535009994769300235..comments2023-04-13T08:24:16.057-07:00Comments on Technology and Aspirations: Microsoft and Open SourceAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12165697165330439673noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558774162434972491.post-47068986220202111662012-03-06T05:32:08.338-08:002012-03-06T05:32:08.338-08:00I certainly agree with you on lots of points, spec...I certainly agree with you on lots of points, specially your mention of Mono which again is a community developed project and going strong.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12165697165330439673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558774162434972491.post-2146378791407869152012-03-06T05:23:44.933-08:002012-03-06T05:23:44.933-08:00Nice article, but you can't compare Apache Lic...Nice article, but you can't compare Apache License with MS-PL, You get full bunch of open source products under Apache License using which you can design, develop and deploy your web application unlike MS-PL.<br /><br />Microsoft certainly has open source projects, but Open source is meaningful when you get full hold the way you want your application to perform. You may get source code for MVC4 but when you go on the deploy your application on a compatible server your hands are again cuffed, thanks to IIS and Windows Servers, unlike Apache where even there HTTP server is open source. But then came to rescue mod_mono to help use .net on Apache and run .net applications on other platforms. mod_mono is an open source plugin for apache, but then its only a plugin and certainly can't perform to IIS standards.<br /><br />I do respect what Microsoft does and I have liked its products ever since, its a great organization and a great business. But, open source community believes that entire world can't be employed by a single company to build products, but it certainly can contribute to such products provided they are open source.<br /><br />Minds and intelligence is not bound to single company's premises, a healthier and better world of software can evolve if things are channeled in such a way that products are open source and they can be used to generate revenue as well.<br /><br />And by the way you took too specific a meaning outta my statement, it was a joke and not ignorance :)Asif Arshadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05987680560092072336noreply@blogger.com