Right now one of my side projects involves F# on Mono. I write in Visual Studio, which I own, I deploy to Mono, which is free, and I have access to all the MS

Right now one of my side projects involves F# on Mono. I write in Visual Studio, which I own, I deploy to Mono, which is free, and I have access to all the MS libraries over in linux, which are also free. What's there to support? Do I really need version 7.0 of F# with the neuro-cranial implants? Or do I need just to write solutions for people? F# is a great transition language from OOP/Imperative-land. You can write code the old way, the new way, purely functional, or in a hybrid fashion. I don't think we require much MS support for it to continue to fulfill that role. Now if you're deploying to windows, that could be another kettle of fish. But I don't do that anymore.