Microsoft Recruiting for .NET Micro Community
A dedicated community site for productive work within .NET embedded applications has been planned since the end of January. The associated SDK family is partly covered by Apache licensing.
Peter Galli, open source community manager in Microsoft's Platform Strategy group, called attention to the new community platform in the Microsoft open source blog. As he reported to the current Microsoft product managers, "This site is designed to be open just like our product is." After their announcement of the .NET Micro platform in November 2009, the Redmond firm released parts of the family under the Apache License 2.0. The announcement also introduced the community development site for the .NET Micro framework.
For a glimpse of the Windows software, the community site is not where to look, but rather on Microsoft's download pages. The company is hoping with its new community site that many people will download the .NET Micro Framework 4.0 SDK and its associated software, describe their own creations and provide them (either free or commercially-based) in the Showcase. Microsoft will be releasing the program material for the framework, but external interested parties will have a choice of which code will flow into the versions.
So that everyone understands clearly, Microsoft's concept of the new community model is geared to the .NET Micro framework. (Source: Microsoft, Netmf.com)
The open source license applies to the Micro SDK and the Framework 4.0 Porting Kit that allows adapting the runtime to specific hardware. Excluded from the Apache licensing are the two libraries for the TCP/IP stack and cryptography. The SDK functionality and license restrictions are described in the Micro team announcement blog. The individual .NET Micro components are best described in Michael Schwarz's Netmicroframework blog.
Comments
comments powered by Disqus
Issue 270/2023
Buy this issue as a PDF
Subscribe to our Linux Newsletters
Find Linux and Open Source Jobs
Subscribe to our ADMIN Newsletters
Find SysAdmin Jobs
News
-
OpenMandriva Lx 23.03 Rolling Release is Now Available
OpenMandriva "ROME" is the latest point update for the rolling release Linux distribution and offers the latest updates for a number of important applications and tools.
-
CarbonOS: A New Linux Distro with a Focus on User Experience
CarbonOS is a brand new, built-from-scratch Linux distribution that uses the Gnome desktop and has a special feature that makes it appealing to all types of users.
-
Kubuntu Focus Announces XE Gen 2 Linux Laptop
Another Kubuntu-based laptop has arrived to be your next ultra-portable powerhouse with a Linux heart.
-
MNT Seeks Financial Backing for New Seven-Inch Linux Laptop
MNT Pocket Reform is a tiny laptop that is modular, upgradable, recyclable, reusable, and ships with Debian Linux.
-
Ubuntu Flatpak Remix Adds Flatpak Support Preinstalled
If you're looking for a version of Ubuntu that includes Flatpak support out of the box, there's one clear option.
-
Gnome 44 Release Candidate Now Available
The Gnome 44 release candidate has officially arrived and adds a few changes into the mix.
-
Flathub Vying to Become the Standard Linux App Store
If the Flathub team has any say in the matter, their product will become the default tool for installing Linux apps in 2023.
-
Debian 12 to Ship with KDE Plasma 5.27
The Debian development team has shifted to the latest version of KDE for their testing branch.
-
Planet Computers Launches ARM-based Linux Desktop PCs
The firm that originally released a line of mobile keyboards has taken a different direction and has developed a new line of out-of-the-box mini Linux desktop computers.
-
Ubuntu No Longer Shipping with Flatpak
In a move that probably won’t come as a shock to many, Ubuntu and all of its official spins will no longer ship with Flatpak installed.
Advert does not belong on Linux.com
Please start reviewing the articles before they get posted. This advert for Microsoft products should never have gotten past the first stage of triage. I know you're all busy but mindshare is money that goes to undercut and destroy FOSS.