[Mono-devel-list] Version moniker for Mono Release

[Rob.Tillie at Student.tUL.EDU]

Well, I'm still an outsider too ;).
You're certainly right, but I think the problem is that .90 would indicate
that it isn't quit finished, and much ppl say:"Let's wait till 1.0". While
actually, the things released then are fully completed, be it that it
doesn't contain every technology contained in MS.NET 1.0. 
In that perspective 0.90 would be the same as 0.28, it tells ppl "we're not
quite done yet."

So Mono wants to tell:"Our technology is ready for broad usage", at the same
time clearly indicating that it doesn't yet contain everything MS.NET does.

Sounds like a problem for the Ximian/Novell marketing department to solve ;)

I would recommend as part of the marketing to create a "customer" site for
Mono, targeted at users and managers only(you could see the current Mono
site as a developer site). Much like Sun has done with java.com / java.net. 
This site would be part of getting the Mono message to users, telling them
what Mono is/ isn't, and what they can/can't do with Mono.

Greetz,
-- Rob.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bryan Andrews [mailto:bandrews at trendinfluence.com]
> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 5:28 PM
> To: mono-devel-list at lists.ximian.com
> Subject: RE: [Mono-devel-list] Version moniker for Mono Release
> 
> From an outsiders perspective (me) who is primarily a windows .net
> developer, I agree that mono 1.0 should correspond to .net 1.0, 1.1 to
> 1.1, etc for compatibility (and marketing) reasons.
> 
> Will a .90 Release just not cut it? And for that matter 1.09, etc?
> 
> Just a suggestion of course...
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ndrochak at gol.com [mailto:ndrochak at gol.com]
> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 3:40 AM
> To: Rob.Tillie at Student.tUL.EDU; mono-devel-list at lists.ximian.com
> Subject: RE: [Mono-devel-list] Version moniker for Mono Release
> 
> |  -----Original Message-----
> |  From: Rob.Tillie at Student.tUL.EDU [mailto:Rob.Tillie at Student.tUL.EDU]
> |  Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 4:40 PM
> |  To: nick at ingeniumgroup.com; mono-devel-list at lists.ximian.com
> |  Subject: RE: [Mono-devel-list] Version moniker for Mono Release
> |
> |  Well, you've got a point, without a doubt.
> |  But Miguel also has a point in that Mono should be releasing a stable
> |  release very soon now... I believe Mono has a lot of momentum right
> now,
> |  by
> |  waiting too long, that momentum could decrease, having the same result
> by
> |  losing a large user base...
> |
> 
> I agree completely.  I didn't mean to imply delaying the release, only to
> choose the name carefully.
> 
> Regards,
> Nick D.
> 
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