I suggest you follow/read the link (among others). That said, is MS .NET (or most of anything MS produces) "ready for the market" ?

>I am not sure here - is Mono a product that is ready for the market, or a "promise for the future"?
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>>>I would discard .NET - I see no reason to switch from one Windows-only system to another Windows-only system.
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>>Learning "MS" .NET is not a waste of time; you can transfer what you learn (including C#, ADO.NET, ASP.NET) to the open source implementation of .NET.
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>>http://www.go-mono.com/
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>>Of particular note was an installation in Munich, Germany, supporting 350 servers and 150,000 users.