One of the problems I have is that I changed my macbook and I need to
activate/port my Monotouch license onto the new computer and this seems to be
an impossible task in this moment. Can anybody help?
Regards,
Dan
From: monodroid-boun...@lists.ximian.com
[mailto:monodroid-boun...@lists.ximian.com] On Behalf Of Justin Malcolm
Sent: martedì 17 maggio 2011 12:50
To: Discussions related to Mono for Android
Subject: Re: [mono-android] What the hell..
Will,
I agree with you. The delay before .NET for Android is mature enough is a major
burden for small shops and start-ups. I work for a small shop myself and this
will cause real problems.
Let's not confuse things though:
1 - Mono the Open Source project is largely unaffected
2 - It looks like a safe bet to launch MonoTouch apps today knowing MonoTouch
works well and that .NET for iOS will be out soon
3 - The WROX book is a perfectly useful resource for building .NET for Android
apps that you expect to launch as products in six months to a year (the Xamarin
product will be API compatible)
4 - It is possible to use Mono for Android today for projects that make sense.
Xamarin is pledging to support and evolve this API. The danger here is that
Mono for Android is not a mature product and it will be months before the
Xamarin product closes the gap.
So, while this is a real disaster for those of us in the middle of C# Android
projects, it is not the end for .NET on Android or the Mono for Android API.
Quite the opposite I expect.
Sent from my iPhone
On 2011-05-17, at 2:58 AM, Glen Hassell wrote:
Justin,
Agree with you 44%, continue to support the developers of Xamarin, in hope we
someday benefit from the licence fee's wasted on Mono-Droid, may someday be of
benefit.
There is no hope to re-establish a small business model after a change of this
scale. Small start ups, where 100k is the difference between success and
failure.. might be all out of good will! Adjustments are one thing and open
source kind of went out the door, a short time before this takeover.
How much is good will worth these days? Does someone have a cheque to cover
everyone who purchased licences, showing their good will?
4 months interest on a model that simply dissolved, licence fee's that have
been thrown. I'm not so sure that there is great value to be found in this good
will.. At least the $29 book from Amazon will always serve to show how quickly
the world of software can change.. I wonder if Wrox will even continue with the
print run now?
Will..
On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 7:41 PM, Justin Malcolm
wrote:
Mono itself is an open source project supported by many. It goes on as before.
In fact, it seems that it is supported by all the same people. It is just that
some of them will be paid now by Xamarin instead of Novell.
Similarly, the commercial mobile dev products based on Mono will now be
available from both Novell and Xamarin. The Novell ones are unlikely to evolve
further. The Xamarin offerings will not be available until September or October.
Let's all do our best to ensure that Xamarin can continue to afford to fund
Mono development.
Sent from my iPhone
On 2011-05-16, at 11:05 PM, Jesús Bosch Ayguadé wrote:
Hi,
If I read well, Mono will be abandoned, isn't it?
Grrr I based my recently created startup strategy on mono multiplatform
technologies... So this hurts..
I have a spanish blog with some thousands of readers. I could write about this
to spread the word on the situation. Can someone tell me what happened??
Regards,
Jesus Bosch Ayguade
Enviado desde Windows Phone
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De: Wally McClure
Enviado: martes, 17 de mayo de 2011 2:31
Para: monodroid@lists.ximian.com; monoto...@lists.ximian.com
Asunto: Re: [MonoTouch] [mono-android] Can not purchase Monotouch Android on
Novel Store
>
> Thanks for the kind words. Personally, I can't tell you what you should do
> right now. I did 2 talks last week on mobile strategies and ended them by
> saying that there are a number of options out there for them to consider and
> each must make an educated decision. I chose monotouch and mono for android.
> Now Attachmate has made this a questionable decision.
> I think some of the options are:Listen to what Attachmate says. Given that
> they have had two weeks to prepare a statement, I question if they ever will.
> Can you trust what they have to say at this point? Can you trust that they
> can produce a product that will meet your needs? The statement "All
> technology roadmaps remain intact" rings very hollow.
> http://morewally.com/cs/blogs/wallym/archive/2011/05/16/all-technology-roadmaps-remain-except-for-the-ones-that-we-won-t-tell-you-about.aspxStay
> the course with Monotouch and listen to what Miguel is doing. Monotouch is
> kinda mature at this point, so its got some legs. Can I get to that point
> based on the current version of monotouch? What happens with iO
