Version 11.0, 2009-02-10
Abstract
These release notes are generic for all SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server Mono 11 based products. Some
parts may not apply to a particular architecture/product. Where this is
not obvious, the respective architectures are listed explicitly. The
instructions for installing can be found in the
README file on CD.
Manuals are in the
docu directory on the media. Any documentation
(if installed) can be found below /usr/share/doc/
in the installed system.
This Novell product includes materials licensed to Novell under the GNU General Public License (GPL). The GPL requires that Novell make available certain source code that corresponds to those GPL-licensed materials. The source code is available for download at http://www.novell.com/linux/source. Also, for up to three years from Novell's distribution of the Novell product, upon request Novell will mail a copy of the source code. Requests should be sent by e-mail to sle_source_request@novell.com or as otherwise instructed at http://www.novell.com/linux/source. Novell may charge a fee to recover its reasonable costs of distribution.
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server Mono 11 is an affordable, integrated suite of innovative open source Mono technology.
The Mono Project is an open development initiative that is working to develop an open source, Unix version of the .NET development platform. Its objective is to enable Unix developers to build and deploy cross-platform .NET applications. The project will implement various technologies that have been submitted to the ECMA for standardization.
It is optimized to work with SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 , and its tight integration ensures customers have the most robust, secure, and up to date, Mono solution.
Finally, it's open source license minimizes the risk of vendor lock-in, and it's adherence to open standards encourages interoperability with industry standard tools and technologies.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Mono Extension
New features included in Mono with this product release are:
Multi-Platform support
Multi-Language support
Microsoft Compatible API
With these features Mono can be used as a free replacement of the .NET development platform. Mono also contains a number of components useful for building new software:
A Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) virtual machine that contains a class loader, Just-in-time compiler, and a garbage collecting runtime.
A class library that can work with any language which works on the CLR. Both .NET compatible class libraries as well as Mono-provided class libraries are included.
A compiler for the C# language. In the future we might work on other compilers that target the Common Language Runtime.
The CLR and the Common Type System (CTS) enables applications and libraries to be written in a collection of different languages that target the byte code This means for example that if you define a class to do algebraic manipulation in C#, that class can be reused from any other language that supports the CLI. You could create a class in C#, subclass it in C++ and instantiate it in an Eiffel program. A single object system, threading system, class libraries, and garbage collection system can be shared across all these languages.
Support needs an appropriate subscription with Novell; for more information, please see: http://www.novell.com/products/server/services_support.html.
Read the READMEs on the CDs.
Get the detailed changelog information about a particular package from the RPM:
rpm --changelog -qp <FILENAME>.rpm
<FILENAME>. is the name of the RPM.
Check the ChangeLog file in the top level of CD1 for
a chronological log of all changes made to the updated packages.
Find more information in the docu directory
of CD1 of the SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server Mono CDs. This directory includes PDF versions
of the SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server Mono startup and preparation guides.
http://www.novell.com/documentation/sles11/ contains additional or updated documentation for SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server Mono.
Visit http://www.novell.com/linux/ for the latest Linux product news from SUSE/Novell and http://www.novell.com/linux/source/ for additional information on the source code of SUSE LINUX Enterprise products.