http://simonwillison.net/2008-01-04T12:42:35+00:00Simon Willison2008-01-04T12:42:35+00:002008-01-04T12:42:35+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2008/Jan/4/moonlight/#atom-tag

<blockquote cite="http://tirania.org/blog/archive/2008/Jan-04.html"><p>From my perspective, it is crucial for Linux to have good support for Silverlight because I do not want Linux on the desktop to become a second class citizen ever again. [...] The core of the debate is whether Microsoft will succeed in establishing Silverlight as a RIA platform or not. You believe that without Moonlight they would not have a chance of success, and I believe that they would have regardless of us.</p></blockquote> <p class="cite">&mdash; <a href="http://tirania.org/blog/archive/2008/Jan-04.html">Miguel de Icaza</a></p> <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/linux">linux</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/microsoft">microsoft</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/miguel-de-icaza">miguel-de-icaza</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/moonlight">moonlight</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/open-source">open-source</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/ria">ria</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/roberto-callahan">roberto-callahan</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/silverlight">silverlight</a></p>