June 1st, 2007
Demo of Silverlight on Linux and running outside the browser coming in June
My partner in crime here at ZDNet, Dana Gardner, has the scoop on news that the Mono Project will be releasing an alpha demonstration of Silverlight, Microsoft’s browser Rich Internet Application technology, running on Linux. The demo, according to Miguel de Icaza, could actually have Silverlight running outside the browser because of the canvas capabilities. In the post, Dana said that de Icaza is expecting that Linux-based browsers could support Silverlight by the end of this year.
I recently gave Ubuntu a spin and I love it, so the more RIA tools and technologes I can get for Linux, the happier I’m going to be. This is definitely a good thing. Another thing that continues to impress me is the community efforts going into Rich Internet Applications. The Mono project has been developing a .NET runtime for Linux for a while, but they eagerly jumped on the RIA bandwagon with Silverlight and seem to be going full steam ahead.
Ryan Stewart, a Rich Internet Application developer and industry analyst, recently joined Adobe's Platform Team as a Rich Internet Application Evangelist. full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.
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