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多分、MicrosoftはMoonlightが出ることが怖いんじゃないかな。いや、Moonlightが怖いのではなく、Silverlightを悪用してMoonlightでExploitするようなものや、Moonlight互換ライブラリが(ry で、Exploitしちゃうとかになるのが怖いのではないかと思う。

I was surprised by the announcement that Silverlight is being ported to Intel’s Moblin Linux, which I’ve already reported both here and on The Register. It feels like a u-turn from Microsoft, which had previously stated that while it would build Silverlight for both Windows and Mac, Linux support was to be done by Novell. This is from the 2007 press release:

Microsoft, Moonlight and open source | Tim Anderson's IT Writing

A terrible moment then for Microsoft to snub Moonlight by doing its own thing with Intel for Silverlight on Linux. What was even more striking is that the company seemingly had no idea of the impact of its announcement, and that it might be a sensitive matter, and apparently did nothing to prepare the Mono team in advance for the obvious questions that would be asked.
What is more important !! that Silverlight works smoothly on Moblin, or Microsoft’s relationship with the open source community?

Microsoft, Moonlight and open source | Tim Anderson's IT Writing

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