Cross Platform .NET

Finally, something to make it easier to develop programs for all platforms. I have been so sick of being stuck using the .NET framework, only running on Windows. But Mono has come to the rescue.

Mono provides the necessary software to develop and run .NET client and server applications on Linux, Solaris, Mac OS X, Windows, and Unix. Sponsored by Novell, the Mono open source project has an active and enthusiastic contributing community and is positioned to become the leading choice for development of Linux applications.

As you can see, for any programmer using a .NET language, this is an amazing tool. This allows us to not have to think so much about which programming language is the best to use. In my case, that is especially important because it is generally more like “what programming language should I learn to enable me to make this?”

Fizzure Will Go Open Source – When It’s Ready That Is

I have decided that my peer to peer application, Fizzure, will be open source! Exciting, I know.

However, I don’t think that I will open the source until I have a working beta build. Right now its still in core development. And it has a long way to go. Only the client will be open source. The central server that all will keep the information organized will be private and closed source. Sorry fellas. Out of luck on that one.

Fizzure will be the first application that I will publish officially, so I’m not completely sure how to go about doing so. My friend suggested that since I’m opening the source I should put it under the GPL. Sounds like a good idea, but, how do I do this? If anyone has suggestions for a n00b like me on how to go about doing such that would be great. If not, I’m going to ask again later anyways, once it is closer to an actual release.