>Would love to use C# if it’s not from MS. I find it hard to take someone with an opinion like this seriously. C#/.NET/CLR is a fantastic platform, and if it

>Would love to use C# if it’s not from MS. I find it hard to take someone with an opinion like this seriously. C#/.NET/CLR is a fantastic platform, and if it does what you want (and Mono is sufficient for your cross-platform needs) then that's all that should matter.