Miguel de Icaza (born c. 1972) is a Mexican free software programmer, best known for starting the GNOME and Mono projects. Read full biography of Miguel de Icaza →
Every piece of software written today is likely going to infringe on someone else's patent.
I was interested in Java the beginning, but the problem with Java is you do have to switch your platform.
I've never worked with the Java community.
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... →
Some scientists use TeX or LatEX but for most people Word is the thing that writers use these days.
We all love Linux, but it's also a fact that some people might not be able to migrate.
The software patent problem is not limited to Mono. Software patents affect everyone writing software today.
Well Microsoft really does develop some really interesting technology.
All of our code is open source, so it can be used for other projects.
In the GNOME project we tried to keep the platform language independent.
Not to go too far, but Microsoft is probably used by most people out there.
Running the test suite like this allows us to catch problems when they are just introduced.
When it comes to .NET they've done a really outstanding job.
Miguel de Icaza (born c. 1972) is a Mexican free software programmer, best known for starting the GNOME and Mono projects.