On Thu, Sep 13, 2007 at 12:48:50PM +0900, Evan Klitzke wrote:
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> If IronRuby ends up like IronPython, the community should be pleased; a
> new implementation can only draw more people to the language (especially
> if it creates an easy way for C# developers to transition to the
> language). Of course it could be devastating if Microsoft ends up
> embarking on an embrace and extend type of strategy (as they did with
> Java), but so far I don't see any nefarious actions on their part.

I'm sure someone at Microsoft is, or shortly will be, angling for such a
way to leverage projects like IronPython and IronRuby. That doesn't mean
there isn't value in the projects themselves, or that they should be
rejected for the potential for misuse they represent. I think that
IronRuby can be an incredibly positive thing, and may even serve to
provide some impetus for people to move away from their vendor lock-in
circumstances with Microsoft (in sort of a "the first hit is free" way).

Just keep your eyes open, and look out for the likely "embrace, extend,
extinguish" tactic from Microsoft's decision-makers.

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Well, if they actually give full open source, then those that always
think 'conspiracy' when Microsoft is named need not fear as everything
is there for viewing under the microscope. I see that CodeGear (read
Borland) has their Ruby for rails IDE (3rdRail) for sale already.
People do not seem worried about that. I expect that fears will fade in
proportion to how open the source is with MS as well. After that,
IronRuby will succeed or fail based on its intrinsic merits just as
everything else does (or should).
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