Microsoft donates Mono Project to Wine developers, ensuring continued development
Aug 28, 2024 at 12:40 PM

Microsoft donates Mono Project to Wine developers, ensuring continued development

Microsoft has announced the donation of the Mono Project to the developers of Wine, a widely-used compatibility layer that enables Windows applications to run on Unix-like operating systems. Mono, an open-source implementation of Microsoft's .NET Framework, allows developers to create cross-platform applications based on ECMA standards for C# and the Common Language Runtime.

In a joint announcement on Mono's website and GitHub, Microsoft's Jeff Schwartz stated that Wine will now steward the Mono Project upstream. Microsoft has maintained a modern fork of the Mono runtime in the dotnet/runtime repository and has completed the migration of workloads to this fork. Schwartz recommended that active Mono users and maintainers of Mono-based app frameworks transition to .NET, which includes work from the modern fork.

Wine already integrates Mono, making this transfer logical as Microsoft prioritizes open-source .NET and other initiatives. By formally handing over control to Wine, Microsoft ensures the continued development and support of Mono, avoiding potential stagnation or unnecessary forks.

Aug 28, 2024 by Paul

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Mono is a free and open-source project led by Xamarin, aimed at creating an Ecma standard compliant, .NET Framework-compatible toolset. This includes a C# compiler and a Common Language Runtime. Originating from Ximian and formerly managed by Novell, Mono offers cross-platform development capabilities. Top alternatives include Qt, .NET Framework, and .NET Core.

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