Ubuntu to rewrite Linux kernel using Mono
Mark Shuttleworth, the Benevolent Dictator for Life of the popular Ubuntu Linux distro, has announced his plans to rewrite all of Gnome, X11 and the Linux kernel using the Mono platform.
Mono - the open source re-implementation of the Microsoft .NET Framework - has long been the subject of criticism from Free Software advocates as a potential patent minefield, particularly in the wake of Microsoft suing companies such as TomTom for other patent violations just recently.
But Shuttleworth, speaking from his gold-plated rocket ship, brushed aside any problems, saying, "Ubuntu is Linux for human beings, and, believe it or not, Microsoft employees are human beings too. We think we need to work closer with Microsoft to ensure heterogenous data silo paradigm middleware enhancements can continue to grow. Oh, and they gave me this nice T-shirt."
We tried to get in touch with Miguel de Icaza, the lead developer of the Mono project, but he was unavailable for comment, reportedly on a skiing trip somewhere near Redmond, Washington.
But a Novell spokesperson who wished to remain anonymous responded, saying, "neither Novell nor our good friends at Microsoft think Mono is a problem. Linux users have nothing to worry about, and we think Monobuntu should really silence all the Mono critics because it proves that we were right all along. So neener!"
While some might say that it's near-impossible to rewrite Gnome and the Linux kernel using Mono and C#, Shuttleworth has said the first fruits of the work will make it into Ubuntu 9.04, Jaunty Jackalope. "We think it's important to start rolling out this cool stuff immediately. People are going to see some incredible performance benefits from the Mono switch, and I think Microsoft will happy to have some extra support in these trouble times. Plus this T-shirt is really nice. Go on, touch it - it's so soft!"
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Happy April' Fools Day! ;-)
Anonymous Penguin (not verified) - April 1, 2009 @ 11:09am
<EOM>
Never...
Punky (not verified) - April 1, 2009 @ 11:23am
O my God, it`s just 1. april...oh, thats good...
AFD
Gijs (not verified) - April 1, 2009 @ 11:25am
I think this is a very good idea! Maybe MS Buntu or Ubundows would be an even better name
Can't argue with that
mags (not verified) - April 1, 2009 @ 11:39am
It is a nice t-shirt.
you guys wont be laughing
Anonymous Penguin (not verified) - April 1, 2009 @ 11:51am
you guys wont be laughing when it turns out he's serious.
I hate you guys!
Anonymous Penguin (not verified) - April 1, 2009 @ 12:20pm
Happy April fool's day. I walked right into it on Twitter.
Will get you for this hahaha...
Nice one
Nil Gradisnik (not verified) - April 1, 2009 @ 12:29pm
Want that t-shirt! :)
I had already planned to
Anonymous Penguin (not verified) - April 1, 2009 @ 12:53pm
I had already planned to dump ubuntu from my systems.
lol
Anonymous Penguin (not verified) - April 1, 2009 @ 1:01pm
I guess that ruins my plans to rewrite the Linux kernel as a shell script :/
If only Mono was capable ....
TheGreatGonzo (not verified) - April 1, 2009 @ 1:06pm
hahahahahah!! Nice try.... I really really just wish Mono could even consider it!!
Happy 1st April!!
Gold-plated rocket ship? I'd
ethernet (not verified) - April 1, 2009 @ 1:07pm
Gold-plated rocket ship? I'd settle for a ride to space in a rusty can!
Python would've been more
Anonymous Penguin (not verified) - April 1, 2009 @ 1:35pm
Python would've been more realistic!
Gullit
What about Pascal ? (not verified) - April 1, 2009 @ 1:51pm
Could you get me a t-shit like that ? (:
I want one.
Anonymous T-Shirt collector (not verified) - April 1, 2009 @ 2:04pm
please please please send me the t-shirt with my next Linux Format issue.
Also see this weeks MicroMart magazine news of a Bill Gates sponsored distro called Tishllub.
That's a Cracker
The Open Sourcerer (not verified) - April 1, 2009 @ 2:39pm
Nice one.
But you can keep the T-Shirt...
Cheers
Al
may be it's April lay!
Anonymous Penguin (not verified) - April 1, 2009 @ 3:18pm
may be it's April lay!
wooooooooooooooo
jacki (not verified) - April 1, 2009 @ 3:21pm
woooooooooooooo
WTF! April's fool
Creative (not verified) - April 1, 2009 @ 3:21pm
WTF! April's fool
On a serious note this is
Anonymous Penguin (not verified) - April 1, 2009 @ 4:08pm
On a serious note this is what Microsoft really did! Windows Vista was so late because they tried to write it in .net, had to abandon what they had and start again. Windows Seven runs much quicker than Vista because it's really the finished version of rush job Vista called a different name.
Oho...
Dan (not verified) - April 1, 2009 @ 4:36pm
Didn't get me!!
Noooooooooooo!
Anonymous Penguin (not verified) - April 1, 2009 @ 4:57pm
That's it, I'm switching to Gentoo.
Roflmao
Anonymous Penguin (not verified) - April 1, 2009 @ 6:04pm
"That's it, I'm switching to Gentoo."
it kicks ass.
:D
AHH! im reading this on the
Anonymous Penguin (not verified) - June 4, 2009 @ 6:17pm
AHH! im reading this on the 4 june!! Didnt think of April fools day at all......... No Fair!
WTF!
Anonymous Penguin (not verified) - August 26, 2009 @ 3:26am
Example: Tomboy vs Gnote
In gnome-system-monitor:
Tomboy -> 15.4 MB
Gnote -> 7.1 MB
For the same number of notes.
Oh, good grief!
Anonymous Penguin (not verified) - December 20, 2009 @ 4:11am
I almost got a nose bleed when I started reading this article. Then I began to think, "something is a bit fishy." Then I checked the publish date... ahhh! Whew! Having this thing up year round is dangerous.
And you come on the first SERP
Bloody hell (not verified) - January 15, 2011 @ 10:56am
Jeeees
I almost believed it
damn
mirv (not verified) - May 3, 2011 @ 1:45am
as i started reading the article (3 May 2011) i was getting comfy for the expected ensuing flame war in the comments section. what a killjoy when i read the first comment about april fools and then verified that the article was published on april 1st.
on the same day as i do a fresh install of debian on any machine i remove anything related to mono/cil from synaptic.
i so wish that canonical would try rewriting all that stuff in mono. it would be the quickest way to bankrupt the company when after a couple of years they realise the monobuntu department has spent their entire budget on coffee and chuppa chups and nothing has been achieved. nah not really. hey anyone competing with microsoft has gotta be good even if for that reason alone.
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