1. I never mentioned closed source or open source in my comment. 2. Only a portion of C# is standardized. """The C# language definition and the CLI are standa

1. I never mentioned closed source or open source in my comment. 2. Only a portion of C# is standardized. """The C# language definition and the CLI are standardized under ISO and Ecma standards that provide reasonable and non-discriminatory licensing protection from patent claims. However, Microsoft uses C# and the CLI in its Base Class Library (BCL) that is the foundation of its proprietary .NET framework, and which provides a variety of non-standardized classes (extended I/O, GUI, Web services, etc.). Some cases where Microsoft patents apply to standards used in the .NET framework are documented by Microsoft and the applicable patents are available on either RAND terms or through Microsoft's Open Specification Promise that releases patent rights to the public,[38] but there is some concern and debate as to whether there are additional aspects patented by Microsoft that are not covered, which may deter independent implementations of the full framework.""" source - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_Sharp_%28programming_language%29#Standardization_and_licensing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_Sharp_%28programming_language...