Has Mark Hammond attained pariah status yet?

[Tim Churches]

So asks an article on Mark in the IT section of today's Sydney Morning
Herald - see
http://www.it.mycareer.com.au/news/2002/03/12/FFXMFP3LOYC.html

Personally I think that integrating Python into .NET is really
important. But try as I might, I just can't get too enthusiastic about
anything controlled by Microsoft, no matter how cool it is. I think a
photo which appeared in a recent issue of Scientific American sums it up
- see http://www.sciam.com/2002/0102issue/010250100.html

Tim C
Sydney, Australia