[ntoshev]

To run F# you need .Net runtime, which is as closed as it can be. It's like Sun open sourcing the Java compiler but not the JVM.

[MichaelGG]

I guess you haven't heard of http://mono-project.com. The F# team tries to ensure it works well on Mono, and the same for the Mono team.

On top of that, the specifications for the CLR are standardized.

[face]

Kind of like how I cannot watch netflix on my linux machine, despite mono and moonlight?

[pufuwozu]

The DRM technology is the only part of Silverlight that isn't licensed to Moonlight.

[tedunangst]

I don't think you have presented convincing evidence that the root cause of that is not "there are bugs in mono".