Microsoft has made a C# compiler available (Score 2)

Microsoft has just recently posted the same version of the .NET Framework SDK that they distributed at the PDC in July. The SDK is now freely available, and you can download the SDK preview from MSDN. (The download is about 86 MB, however.)

The SDK preview includes a copy of the C# compiler with Win2k Professional. (Note that the SDK does not include the Visual Studio 7 preview, but it does include "ASP+, the Common Language Runtime, documentation, samples, tools, and command line compilers.")

Microsoft also has some public newsgroups (hosted on "msnews.microsoft.com") for discussions about the .NET frameworks, C#, C++, VB, etc. And DevelopMentor is also hosting a .NET mailing list.

The August 2000 issue of MSDN Magazine is also featuring an article about C#.