• Omega_Jimes@lemmy.ca
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    2 months ago

    I can’t help but think that Microsoft has decided to proceed in some way that will break compatibility, so they’re done with Mono now.

    I know it’s skeptical, but I just have no faith in that company to act in good faith with anything.

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      2 months ago

      dotnet is now a multiplatform framework itself. Do they still need mono?

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        2 months ago

        Is mono not the .net framework version? .net core has always been multi platform, but is not compatible with .net framework apps. So any .net apps built against 3.5 or 4.x would still need to use mono.

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          2 months ago

          It is the .net framework version. I’m not sure mono is used in anything but Xamarin and a handful of gnome apps. Xamarin has a clear upgrade path to MAUI but not without some effort and the risk of missing nugets, I did it on a small app once. This isn’t super useful.

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        2 months ago

        I think they do in the enterprise hosting / software dev world, which is the reason for so much effort being poured into WSL, but for standard client applications or the “average user” switching to Linux I agree

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        2 months ago

        Very true because the relationship they have with laptop manufacturers will ensure windows domination

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      2 months ago

      proceed in some way that will break compatibility

      That’s what new major versions are for.