Mono Open Source .Net
An easy way to try things out
Sunday, March 13, 2005 by markdotnet | Discussion: Software Development
I'm not sure about the popularity folks have regarding trying new things out, but I've been curious about Linux for a while. What's the big deal about it? I had a spare PC around but didn't like having the extra box hanging around. I came across KNOPPIX - it's a CD you can throw into your system and boot from it. It boots up a flavor of Linux without touching your hard drive at all. It's a great way to try it out.
KNOPPIX was neat enough but I couldn't really do much with it. I've heard of the Open Source implementation of the .Net framework called MONO. Mono is also a neat idea but I couldn't ever really get it going. That is until I came across a flavor of KNOPPIX that has MONO already embedded in it. It's called MONOPPIX. Cute, huh?
Anyway, you can download MONOPPIX from http://www.monoppix.com and get rolling in pretty short order. Better than that though, I've been creating a series of tutorial videos to really help people get up and running quickly. The videos are located at http://monoppix.neustadts.com.
There are five tutorials you can access anonymously and several more that you have to register to get. When you register, you get access to not only the video tutorial but also the source code and executable code as well as a developer manual for the project.
If you've ever been interested in the non-Microsoft world of OSs and .Net Development, Monoppix is a great way to check things out risk free.
markdotnet
KNOPPIX was neat enough but I couldn't really do much with it. I've heard of the Open Source implementation of the .Net framework called MONO. Mono is also a neat idea but I couldn't ever really get it going. That is until I came across a flavor of KNOPPIX that has MONO already embedded in it. It's called MONOPPIX. Cute, huh?
Anyway, you can download MONOPPIX from http://www.monoppix.com and get rolling in pretty short order. Better than that though, I've been creating a series of tutorial videos to really help people get up and running quickly. The videos are located at http://monoppix.neustadts.com.
There are five tutorials you can access anonymously and several more that you have to register to get. When you register, you get access to not only the video tutorial but also the source code and executable code as well as a developer manual for the project.
If you've ever been interested in the non-Microsoft world of OSs and .Net Development, Monoppix is a great way to check things out risk free.
markdotnet
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Reply #1 Sunday, March 13, 2005 6:43 PM