I think that's a fair assessment, and it's one of the reasons I left .NET about a year ago. The average .NET developer usually works in a 9-5 corporate environ

I think that's a fair assessment, and it's one of the reasons I left .NET about a year ago. The average .NET developer usually works in a 9-5 corporate environment that is completely bought into the MS ecosystem. This environment has traditionally been very opposed to Open Source and discourages hobbyist programmers as a result. There are hobbyists and "I love to code" types in the .NET community (many will likely jump into this HN thread) but there are comparatively fewer hobbyists in the .NET community when compared to other communities.