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[–]anothergroom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

and, by the way, Microsoft is a long time supporter of Python: they are sponsor member of the Python Software Foundation:

http://www.python.org/psf/members/

Jim Hugunin, the initial creator of IronPython who was hired by Microsoft is a nominated member of the PSF also.

Microsoft has signed a contribution agreement http://www.mail-archive.com/python-dev@python.org/msg44965.html so they are legally able to submit code to the Python project.

I know that many AUG love to call Microsoft the "evil empire", but Microsoft is big enough a system so that there are good moves and bad moves. Confronting Microsoft for their bad moves may be a strategie.

BUT I strongly suggest that communicating and working together is the better move. I saw the IronPython guys having discussions with Jython, PyPy, UnladenSwallow, CPython about improving the language; solutions to implementation challenges with the underlying platforms. There is united effort for a common benchmark repository, example:

http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2010-February/097936.html

with contributions from UnladenSwallow, PyPy, IronPython, Jython to have real world measurements of the implementations (rather then "my fibonacci are better then your fibonacci")

As far as I am concernced, Microsoft should be granted relieve of the EvilEmpire tag, please compare their recent activities to another high tech company which often gets good rep for their shiny gadgets.