[Mono-list] Windows.Forms on OSX

[Miguel de Icaza]

> Using carbon would also allow Mono to run on MacOS 8.x/9.x. Very few of the
> Mac users I know have 'upgraded' to OS X (me included). If I want UNIX I'll
> use LINUX. If I want to use MacOS I want real MacOS, not a UNIX
> implementation with a MacOS emulator bolted on. Maybe OS X will take off,
> maybe it won't I don't know. Using Carbon isolates Mono from that issue,
> Using Cocoa ties you to OS X, and Apple has plenty of previous for dropping
> technologies that didn't catch on.

Notice that we have plans to support MacOS X, not older versions of
MacOS.  You are of course free to contribute a port, but we will only be
doing the Unix stuff ;-)

Miguel