Kornel gave a very nice explanation on it. I have another use case. When we test P/Invoke over cross-platform native library (so/dll), mono on windows is very useful to examine problems if the port doesn't work fine.
Atsushi Eno Kornél Pál wrote: > Hi, > > .NET Framework is just a part of Windows so it makes sense to have a > Windows port of Mono. This also helps making Mono more platform independent. > > You may also find useful to test your applications on Windows with Mono > even if you target Linux because it is very similar to the Linux port. > > On the other hand you even can embed Mono to your application and take > advantage of being able to strip unneeded parts to shrink the deployment > size. > > Kornél > > niknil wrote: >> I've just started looking at Mono, and wonder why there is a Windows version >> available for download? Since Mono is a .NET port for Linux etc, it seems to >> me that it wouldn't be useful on Windows since .NET is already there. Sounds >> a bit like a Wine version for Windows. Obviously, I must be missing >> something, but what? > > _______________________________________________ > Mono-list maillist - [email protected] > http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-list > _______________________________________________ Mono-list maillist - [email protected] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-list
