Moonlight 2.0 preview 1 released

    imageMoonlight 2.0 preview 1 is now available for review and testing . Let me remind you that this is an open-source implementation of Silverlight technology for many platforms. In this release:

    * Silverlight 2.0 support (not yet full, but very close to full);
    * Added controls for the original Silverlight, which are released under the MS-PL license (GPL-compatible);
    * in addition to C #, you can write your code in dynamic languages ​​such as IronPython and IronRuby;
    * Visual Basic runtime;
    * Support for adaptive streaming, a technology that allows developers to write their own mechanisms for receiving content from a set of servers;
    * DeepZoom support;
    * Support for some Silverlight 3.0 chips (which is still in beta status): out-of-browser, WritableBitmap class, SaveDialog support, media pipeline plug-in mechanism (for writing your own codecs).

    Links:
    * source code (tar.bz) ;
    * version for Firefox / Linux ;
    * release notes .

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