Dev team: add .NET Framework 4 support to Debian..Q

[verwijs69]

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Request for the Debian and/or "Mono" dev team:
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please try to add .NET Framework 4 support to Debian (Lenny) as soon as possible, and also do some rigorous testing with "Mono Develop"... I use this for "opensimulator" (.org) source code.. for creating "Second Life"-like region of my own....

thank you very much

DEBIAN ROCKS...!!!!

[nadir]

Would it be ok for you if i do it next weekend?

[craigevil]

Seriously screw Mono and screw .NET.

[verwijs69]

Would it be ok for you if i do it next weekend?

ok no pressure

[verwijs69]

Seriously screw Mono and screw .NET.

i think its the only way to compile and run .NET based software on Linux

[smallchange]

Seriously screw Mono and screw .NET.

i think its the only way to compile and run .NET based software on Linux

Yeah? And your point is?

[verwijs69]

Seriously screw Mono and screw .NET.

i think its the only way to compile and run .NET based software on Linux

Yeah? And your point is?

well if there was a way to convert C# source code to Linux C/C++/FORTRAN or other Linux based program language, you wouldn't need .NET
but for "opensimulator" this is way to complex....

but Mono and .NET works pretty good, no big problems...

[Telemachus]

Moved to Debian Development (it didn't belong in System Configuration by a long shot.)

@verwijs69: Not many active Debian developers actually hang out here. We are just users of Debian, for the most part. If you have a serious request for Debian development, you will probably be better off posting to a Debian mailing list.

[drokmed]

One of the reasons I left opensuse years ago, was when they added mono to it, and the BLOAT skyrocketed. It's a huge fat pig, and suse made sure too many things depended on it, so you couldn't uninstall it.

If Debian ever does support mono, it better be optional. I for one don't want that bloated crap on my machine, but that's just me.

[craigevil]

One of the reasons I left opensuse years ago, was when they added mono to it, and the BLOAT skyrocketed. It's a huge fat pig, and suse made sure too many things depended on it, so you couldn't uninstall it.

If Debian ever does support mono, it better be optional. I for one don't want that bloated crap on my machine, but that's just me.

That is one of the reason I have yet to install Gnome. Quite a few useful apps rely on mono, to list just a few, Tomboy, Banshee, Moonlight. Luckily there are several apps that are as good if not better.

@OP feel free to Google, ixquick, duckduckgo, scroogle, "Mono patent issues", "Linux Mono issues"

Just a few links I found:
Microsoft Admitted Mono is a Patent Trap Back in 2006 (Updated) | Techrights : http://techrights.org/2008/09/13/micros ... mono-trap/
MonoConcerns - Mono : http://www.mono-project.com/MonoConcerns
Fedora is concerned about Mono - InternetNews:The Blog - Sean Michael Kerner : http://blog.internetnews.com/skerner/20 ... -mono.html
http://boycottnovell.com/2009/07/01/mon ... ment-69143
Mono and Moonlight: GNU/Linux Polluters from Microsoft/Novell | Techrights : http://techrights.org/2008/11/21/mono-a ... ight-bait/

[Absent Minded]

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Request for the Debian and/or "Mono" dev team:
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please try to add .NET Framework 4 support to Debian (Lenny) as soon as possible, and also do some rigorous testing with "Mono Develop"... I use this for "opensimulator" (.org) source code.. for creating "Second Life"-like region of my own....

thank you very much

DEBIAN ROCKS...!!!!

I see a plenty of mono packages in the Debian repos. If however you need the latest and greatest you can always download the source and compile it yourself. Just as a general note, Lenny has been Debian's stable for about couple of years now and stable does not get new functionality updates. So, unless backports.org supports it or you can get a deb made for Lenny from another source you will have to compile it on your own. I am sure it will be a great learning experiance if you haven't done it before, If you have then I hear it's apiece of cake or a walk in the park.

[verwijs69]

WHOW..!! compile mono with .NET 4.xx support myself on Debian... that a totally different ballgame, you need some SERIOUS programing knowledge. and know how Linux kernel works. thats nothing like compiling a simple source code... i don't think I can do that...

André

[craigevil]

Mono is already in Debian .
Mono for Debian : http://pkg-mono.alioth.debian.org/

Even exp is behind the upstream Mono release. Upstream is at 2.6.7, exp has 2.6.4.


Package mono-runtime

* lenny (stable) (interpreters): Mono runtime
1.9.1+dfsg-6: amd64 arm armel i386 ia64 powerpc s390 sparc
* lenny-backports (cli-mono): Mono runtime
2.4.2.3+dfsg-2~bpo50+1 [backports]: amd64 arm armel i386 ia64 powerpc s390 sparc
* squeeze (testing) (cli-mono): Mono runtime
2.4.4~svn151842-3: amd64 armel i386 ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 powerpc s390 sparc
* sid (unstable) (cli-mono): Mono runtime
2.4.4~svn151842-3: amd64 armel i386 ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 powerpc s390 sparc
* experimental (cli-mono): Mono runtime
2.6.3-4: amd64 armel i386 ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 s390 sparc
2.6.3-3: powerpc