13TH AUGUST 2014 - Development on MonoTizen has been suspended for the time being. We hope to return in the future, but the Tizen Project needs to change in a positive way before than can happen. No software business can operate on top of a platform with no roadmap and no meaningful communication with partners.
SEE: The Tizen Project is broken and we will be spending some time apart.
What is Mono?
Mono is an open source, cross-platform implementation of C# and the CLR that is binary compatible with the Microsoft .NET Framework. Mono has been in development since 2001 and is very mature.
Here's how it all started as told by Miguel de Icaza.
The Mono Project is sponsored by Xamarin, who now have a worldwide strategic partnership with Microsoft.
What is Tizen?
Tizen is an open source, standards-based software platform supported by leading mobile operators, device manufacturers, and silicon suppliers for multiple device categories such as smartphones, tablets, netbooks, in-vehicle infotainment devices, and smart TVs.
What is MonoTizen?
MonoTizen is a port of Mono to Tizen, including an IDE integration for MonoDevelop.
How do I use MonoTizen?
- Install the MonoDevelop.Tizen add-in.
- Install Mono-3.6.0 RPMs on a Tizen device
What Tizen devices are available or coming soon?
- Samsung Smart Camera NX2000 - released May 2013
- Samsung Galaxy Gear Smartwatch - released September 2013 (switch from Android to Tizen offered May 2014)
- Intel NUC - released January 2014
- Samsung Gear 2 Smartwatch - released April 2014
- Tizen IVI Proof of Concept (Land Rover) - Tizen IVI SDK - 3.0 Alpha 2 released April 2014
- Samsung WW9000 Touchscreen Washing Machine - Released May 2014
- Samsung Tizen TV - SDK 1.0 Beta released July 2014
- Booting Tizen onto a Android Tablet - Demo'ed July 2014
- Samsung Z smartphone - release in Russia scheduled for Q3 2014
- Samsung Gear S Smartwatch - announced August 2014
- There is a more complete list of devices on the Tizen Wiki
Authors and Contributors
- The Mono Project sponsored by Xamarin.
- Bob Summerwill of Kitsilano Software and Kitsilano Games.
- Damien Diederen of Crosstwine Labs.
- Dimitar Dobrev.