“After three years and much controversy, Miguel de Icaza’s Mono
project has finally released its 1.0 version. NewsForge recently
talked with Erik Dasque, the senior project leader for Mono, about
the release of 1.0, the controversy and criticisms encountered
along the way, and the plans for the future of Mono.“There was mass confusion–both in the press and in IT
circles–when Miguel first voiced his admiration for .Net’s
possibilities and outlined his plans to base a new development
environment for Linux on it. Miguel explained precisely what he had
in mind for Mono in a lengthy article published on Linux Today in
2002…”