Re: Silverlight and IBM i was : Why i??? NEED YOUR INPUT

[Bryce Martin <BMartin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well, let me know when they deliver on the Linux support.  So far 
Moonlight is as close as it gets.

I don't think it is happening from Microsoft land.... 
http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=2316

So believe all of their marketing FUD if you want, but I'll probably faint 
the moment I can use Silverlight natively in Linux.   Also, Silverlight 
does not support older CPU's.  I'm sure that I need to upgrade my one 
machine at home, but I only needed it to play netflix video.  But since I 
didn't have the right instruction sets on the chip when they went from 
Silverlight 1 to 2 I got hosed there. 

Microsoft only plays well with other OS's and open source when it is 
REALLY beneficial to them, don't look to them for anything that is 'for 
the sake of technology'.

Thanks
Bryce Martin
Programmer/Analyst I
570-546-4777



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On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 19:45, Neill Harper <neill.harper@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Do those Silverlight apps run on the iphone, PS3, Nintendo wii any 
browser
> that isn't Internet explorer?

No, Silverlight only works on Browsers that use the Netscape plugin
system, IE and a few Mac & Linux browsers.

http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/resources/faq/#sys-req

Silverlight will support all major browsers on both Mac OS X, Linux
and on Windows. Particular care is being taken to account for
differences in platform and browser capabilities to ensure a
consistent experience including experiences on Firefox, Safari, and
Internet Explorer.