Mono Project Releases Beta 1

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Posted by timothy on Tuesday May 4, 2004 @11:51PM from the solo dept.

AArnott writes "Ximian has just released beta 1 of its open-source implementation of Microsoft .NET platform. Mono allows .NET applications to run on Linux, Mac OS X, Unix, Windows. Mono 1.0 is slated for release on June 30, 2004." sjanes71 adds "The first 'beta' always gets heaps of attention, and this is the first of three planned for the Mono project. Some of the new features touted for this release that updates Mono v0.31 include a faster interpreter, a global assembly cache, support for the StrongARM and HPPA platforms, generics support in the VM and C# compiler and an early alpha of System.Windows.Forms. C# and .NET is Microsoft's answer to Sun Microsystem's Java platform and Project Mono aims to create the Open Source, cross-platform version of Microsoft's new development environment."

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First of three Betas? by ObviousGuy · 2004-05-04 23:53 · Score: 4, Funny

So you are talking about a big E-level release? That's a Sigma, friends. Not a Beta. (damn /. doesn't allow Greek chars)

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1. Re:First of three Betas? by kahei · 2004-05-04 23:55 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  I'm assuming that for those with a knowledge of physics or electronics or car racing or something, that is totally hilarious... so I'd better laugh so as to fit in...
  
  ROFL! Nice one!
  
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2. Re:First of three Betas? by Short+Circuit · 2004-05-05 00:58 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  What I want to know is, if I install Mono, will I have to cease relations with my computer until it goes away?
  
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Yay! by Athas · 2004-05-04 23:58 · Score: 5, Funny

Now GNU/Linux users can enjoy .DLL's as well!

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Re:The Novell Connection by narkotix · 2004-05-05 00:04 · Score: 2, Funny

microsoft buys novell?

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Why C# will not succeed? by noktuo · 2004-05-05 00:07 · Score: 2, Funny

Because it is a syntax error. Sorry guys. I didn't resist ;)
Re:Um, why?? by LiquidCoooled · 2004-05-05 00:43 · Score: 2, Funny

With the power of Mono, you can finally stop being jealous of all your WIndows friends who get to run those really cool trojans, viruses and malware!

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Re:Good news by andalay · 2004-05-05 06:19 · Score: 2, Funny

HEY youre not supposed to benchmark any .NET stuff without telling Microsoft. Youre in deep shit now.
Re:Well done guys! by yngv · 2004-05-05 09:31 · Score: 2, Funny

Now you can have the same fun in Java with the C-Memory Management Nostalgia Library 1.0! It's easy:

Memory mem = new Memory(System.HEAP);
mem.malloc(Memory.SEGMENT_MA X_SIZE);
mem.setMemoryProtection(false);
Pointer p = mem.getPointer();
for(;;) {
p.setValue(0x00);
p.increment;
}

Go nutz!