Back to the articleMono #
Posted Tuesday 6th November 2007 12:49 GMT
> Isn't the main goal of Mono to allow you to run .NET applications unmodified on a non-Windows platform?
That is a goal; but how about a designer for Gtk#, for example?
Tim
Microsoft lifts Visual Studio usage restrictions
Mono? #
Posted Monday 5th November 2007 22:08 GMT
Why the heck would you need a separate "back end" to Visual Studio to target Mono? Isn't the main goal of Mono to allow you to run .NET applications unmodified on a non-Windows platform?
what what? #
Posted Tuesday 6th November 2007 00:58 GMT
I want computers to start writing their own programs this is a step backwards.
VS supported for non MS platforms for years. #
Posted Tuesday 6th November 2007 15:23 GMT
Embedded developers have been using Visual Studio for non MS OS embedded platforms for many years, e.g. Phar Lap ETS. Phar Lap ETS has a tool chain that integrates into Visual Studio. As MS says its the SDK rules that have now changed.
New rules #
Posted Tuesday 6th November 2007 19:01 GMT
> e.g. Phar Lap ETS
Another factor is that Microsoft sometimes allowed this kind of integration on a case-by-case basis, if you asked nicely.
Tim
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