Provides the necessary software to develop and run .NET client and server applications
Mono provides the necessary software to develop and run .NET client and server applications on Linux, Solaris, Mac OS X, Windows, and Unix. Sponsored by Novell, the Mono open source project has an active and enthusiastic contributing community and is positioned to become the leading choice for development of Linux applications.Mono is a software that can develop and run .NET client and server applications.
Mono can run binaries produced by Visual Studio, there is no need to recompile. Mono API coverage is limited to the .NET 1.1 API at this point, with spotty support for 2.0.
Here are some key features of "Mono for Windows":
· Multi-platform
· Based on the ECMA/ISO standards
· Can run .NET, Java, Python and more.
· Open Source, Free Software.
· Commercially supported.
· Comprehensive technology coverage.
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· Major Highlights
· Mono 2.4.2.3 is a bug fix release for Mono 2.4, which is the foundation for Novell's own long-term support Mono-based product.
This release includes the following bug fixes from 2.4.2.2:
· 502016 (https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=502016) - Simple precompiled MVC app does not run on Mono 2.4.2
· 524726 (https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=524726) - Precompiling for / then deploying elsewhere causes failure for ASP.NET apps.
· Changes in Mono 2.4.2.3
· XSP now has Silverlight mime types registered.
· Updated the browser database.
The C# Shell (csharp) will now accept C# scripts specified on the command line, like:
· $ csharp demo.csA major bug was fixed for multi-threaded applications using XPath, if you are using XPath in a multithreaded application, we strongly recommend that you upgrade to this version.
· Bugs fixed since Mono 2.4
· Between Mono 2.4 and Mono 2.4.2, more than 140 bugs were fixed, this is a partial list (since no...