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Ximian/Novell's Mono and Free Software Foundation's (FSR's) DotGNU are intended as replacements for Microsoft .NET. Mono 1.0 should be available in the middle of 2004 and will include, among many planned components, a C# compiler, and a virtual machine 'with JIT and precompilers and development and security tools.' Analysts contend that Novell, which has also acquired SuSE Linux, is now well- positioned to again obtain market share that was given up to Microsoft in the server and office productivity rivalry of the 1990's. A spokesperson for Novell says Novell has no anti-Microsoft strategy, that the Linux desktop choice is still at about 1 percent, while Microsoft is at 70 percent, and that Novell does not see its way clear to try to reach 70 percent in a short time. A solid foundation has to be built with Mono and the Ximian desktop, and Novell has to provide tools and technologies that help Novell reach between 5 percent and 10 percent fast. Spokespeople for the FSF and the DotGNU project say their development of an open source implementation of Microsoft Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) is meant to stop ms from obtaining a monopoly in the Web service area. Rhys Weatherley, a leading contributor to DotGNU, says his goals for the coming year include competition of a run-time engine, C# libraries, compiler, and build tools.
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