Hello Ted, On Wed, 2006-08-30 at 00:44 -0400, ted leslie wrote: ... > "write for any purpose, write once, run anywhere" > and unfortunately mono has not provided a means to use it as a browser > plugin like Java. For me i could go for just a plugin to Firefox (linux > and Win32), wouldnt even need it to support IE. > Until this can occur, a programmer still has to Java or (active x > plugin), to achieve web page integration.
Yes, this feature would be a nice one and, as Jon said in another email, ClickOnce [1] would too be a nice feature. And I can quickly think, even without caffeine, about a few more ;-) > Unfortunately not having this is a huge barrier to some people adopting > mono. and while it may be a "huge barrier to some people" [2] I definitively don't think this is a *huge* barrier in the general (current or would be) community. > Providing this (as even MS .Net doesn't seem to provide web page plugin > ability of .Net) would put Mono over the top, and likely bring many more > contributors on board making Mono grow much faster. Let me rephrase this the way I see it: Providing this would put Mono on par with Java and IE/.NET and likely requires many more contributors on board, making Mono grow in a new direction. Feel free to disagree as this is only my humble opinion ;-) Don't misunderstand me, I *want* this, I even want it *now* (if wishing helps ;-) but I don't think it will attract "many more contributors" (!= users) or make "Mono grow much faster". Still I like your enthusiasm :) [1] A full implementation CAS isn't a hard requirement to both features. Applying digital signatures and limiting execution to FullTrust|Nothing (i.e. no execution) would be a limited but valid (and useful) implementation (although I personally prefer the full/complete one ;-) [2] Those people are invited to contribute, directly or indirectly, to Mono. Alternatively they should speak louder when similar discussions happens on the mailing-list. -- Sebastien Pouliot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Blog: http://pages.infinit.net/ctech/ _______________________________________________ Mono-devel-list mailing list Mono-devel-list@lists.ximian.com http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-devel-list