Re: [MLUG] mono

[Shawn Parker <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

mono allows developers to write cross-platform .net apps. i'm unsure
of all the different languages involved in the mono framework.

it is supposed to support windows.forms and the .net sdk at some point.

my limited understanding is mono is simply a *nix clone of the .net
framework. there is iteropperability between the two. but in my
opinion it is more likely a competitor to .net.

why else build a .net like framework that uses the .net sdk and can be
developed in both windows or *.nix environments?

it looks interesting. and, i'm sure it has a valid use for developing
cross-platform open-source applications. but, it just seems to me, we
have too many frameworks floating around.

microsoft has .net. linux has mono. both systems can use ajax, ruby on
rails, the lamp stack, mozilla, etc.

since both lamp and mozilla, and their different variations, are
openly available for windows and *nix systems already it would seem a
more likely candidate for robust open-source, cross-platform
development.

but, everyone needs their own framework these days. novell has mono.
mozilla has its own. microsoft has .net. and everyone else falls back
on general lamp.

of course, like i said. i have limited knowledge of .net and mono.
this is all opinion and speculation.



On 11/8/05, Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:
> On Tue, 8 Nov 2005, Shawn Parker wrote:
>
> > why not invest more heavily in the lamp (linux, apache, postgre, mysql,
> > php, perl, python, ruby, etc) stack instead of coming up with a middle
> > ground for .net?
>
> I don't know anything about it.  I'm hoping someone will fill me in.  I'm
> getting the impression that mono is a way to allow many programs, like
> those you just listed, to work together.  Is that not it?
>
> Mike
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