[illumos-Developer] Illumos new project proposal - Mono C# compiler and runtime precompiled binaries for Illumos releases (Open .NET for UNIX based systems and Open Java runtime)

[Garrett D'Amore]

I don't use C# or Mono.  But it would be good to have functional tools
for people who do.

My take on this is that we need to make sure it works, and ideally have
patches (if needed) submitted upstream.  It might be good to have a
project with its own gate if significant work is required, so that
others can contribute and also benefit from shared effort.  The ultimate
goal should be to integrate source changes upstream, though.  (And
having a binary piece that is in SFW or in a consolidation of its own.)

	- Garrett

On Wed, 2010-09-08 at 01:05 -1000, Samuel Younge wrote:
> Hi all,
> It is good to see this community starting up!
> 
> I would like to get involved with the Illumos developer community.  I
> am very technical so I do not mind getting my hands dirty.
> Specifically, I would like to help with maintaining currency with the
> latest releases of the Mono C# compiler, runtime, mod_mono and
> Apache2.
> I think it would be beneficial to Illumos if it had pre-compiled
> working latest releases of Mono active and integrated into Illumos
> releases. 
> If you are not familiar with Mono visit this link for a basic
> overview: http://mono-project.com/What_is_Mono
> Mono is open source and it various parts fall under GPL, LGPL 2.0, MIT
> X11, and Microsoft Permissive License.
> I believe its licensing is compatible with the goals of Illumos, but
> if there is disagreement on this I would be willing to start a new
> Illumos branch under whatever licensing model is deemed fit.
> 
> Let me know what you think?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> May you walk with God always,
> Samuel
> 
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> 
> 
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