The Wine project’s debut release of Mono under its stewardship signals a surprising turn in the journey of free and open source .NET technology, breathing new life into a project many had quietly filed away as a relic of the last software era. To understand why this event matters, both for Linux...
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The WINE project’s latest milestone marks more than just a technical update; it represents a remarkable shift in the legacy and stewardship of open-source software compatibility between Windows and Unix-like operating systems. The recent release of Mono 6.14.0—its first since the stewardship...
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Fresh Wine-flavored Mono Revival: A New Chapter for the FOSS .NET Runtime
The venerable Mono project, long celebrated as a free and open-source implementation of the .NET runtime, is enjoying a vibrant rebirth under new stewardship. The Wine project, best known for its Windows-compatibility...
Fresh Wine-flavored Mono: A New Chapter in .NET’s FOSS Evolution
The Mono runtime, one of the flagship open source implementations of the Microsoft .NET framework, is enjoying a rebirth with its fresh release—Mono 6.14.0. Now under the stewardship of the WineHQ project, Mono is receiving a...
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Wine lets you run Windows software on other operating systems. With Wine, you can install and run these applications just like you would in Windows. Wine is still under active development. Not every program works yet, however there are already several million people using Wine to run...