[UK-CONTEST] Beta Testers Wanted

[G3VDB (Jim)]

Hi Ian,

James mentions VB.NET development (aka dotNet) which was (initially) very
specific to Windows (but a wonderfully rich and rapid environment for the
developer). So the initial reaction for Linux users is one of
disappointment.

However, there is the Mono Project http://mono-project.com/ which allows
dotNet programs to run on Linux graphical desktops (and Mac?); when I last
looked (2 years ago) this was very incomplete and in its infancy, but it is
supported by Novell so it appears to have potential

dotNet (dotNet Framework) is now in its fourth interation; Mono is at
version 2.0.1 corresponding to dotNet Framework 2 which was released in
2005.

So provided James has not used the later / latest techniques (dotNet
Framework 3 - framework 4 is too new for anyone!), there is some hope.

But you don't add an extra unknown environment like Mono to testing a Beta
version of a program, so any testing with Linux will have to be secondary.
[In my experience, the core components of these cross platform environments
work (interacting with screen, keyboard and mouse, TCP/IP networking; it is
the less used components that are the problem - interaction with async
ports, perhaps database access components and worst of all drivers for USB
hardware, that will throw up the time consuming or insoluble problems).

My 2p worth - I have no connection with James, Callum or the proposed
program (and I don't use Linux regularly for the above reasons - I have
enough problems with MS!).

Jim G3VDB 

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: 14 January 2009 07:54
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Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Beta Testers Wanted


I am always in favour of software and particularly when the author 
delivers it for free to the community but can I please ask if you are 
writing a new piece of software that it is cross platform?  I have to 
jump through hoops (well virtual machines) in order to run the software 
I use for logging/rig control and there is not as yet anything really 
useful under Linux.  I cannot speak for the Mac community but a cross 
platform logging program would be superb.

73 Ian

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Ian J Maude, G0VGS
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