Microsoft releases Silverlight 1.0 and Linux support

Microsoft's Adobe Flash competitor leaves its beta status behind today. The software maker has announced the availability of Silverlight 1.0, multimedia web browser plug-in.

Microsoft is also working with Novell on Silverlight support for Linux. The Linux project will be known as Moonlight, and is based on the Mono Project.

With today's announcement, Silverlight will be available for Windows, Mac, and Linux machines running browsers including Firefox and Internet Explorer.

[Thanks Dennis!]

Tags: flash, silverlight, silverlight 1.0, Silverlight1.0