Ximian's Mono (Monkey, not Virus)

[Warren Togami]

One more good article on the subject.

CNet's Take on the subject is surprisingly on the mark, and talks about
possible legal challenges from Microsoft.
http://investor.cnet.com/investor/news/newsitem/0-9900-1028-6527632-0.html
"The effort to duplicate .Net has two components so far: Mono and DotGNU.
The Mono software project, hosted by Ximian, is designed to reproduce on
Linux the ability to execute programs written in the C# language invented by
Microsoft and used in .Net. DotGNU is designed to sidestep Microsoft's
Passport, which is service for approving passwords and holding personal
information."

""With DotGNU and Mono, you will be able to use C# if you wish, without
surrendering your freedom to study, share, change and generally control all
the software that you use," Free Software Foundation President Richard
Stallman said in a statement Monday."