The Mono Project is an open source initiative sponsored by Novell that is working to build an open source version of the Microsoft .NET development platform. The intent is to enable non-Windows-based developers to build and deploy cross-platform .NET Applications. The Mono 1.0 Developers Notebook provides its readers with a rapid tour of Mono by means of nearly 50 mini-projects that will familiarize early adopters and planners with Mono by focusing on those aspects the 1.0 release that are most compelling. The book also provides instruction on how to acquire, install and Mono on Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X. It's a unique hands-on look at this new, breaking technology.