Ximian was founded in 1999 by Miguel de Icaza and Nat Friedman.

Who are Ximian's co-founders?

Ximian was co-founded by Miguel de Icaza and Nat Friedman.

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Q: What happened to Ximian's founders?

2 people who founded or worked at Ximian went on to start 6 other companies, including Miguel de Icaza (GNU Midnight Commander, Framework Mono and Xamarin) and Nat Friedman (Xamarin, Medra and Andromeda).

Ximian was founded in 1999 in Boston, USA by Miguel de Icaza and Nat Friedman. It is a Developer Tools company that was later acquired.

Open-source software company behind the GNOME desktop and Mono, acquired by Novell.

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Acquired by Novell.

Ximian founders & co-founders

Where its founders came from

The companies and labs that produced Ximian’s founders.

Novell

What happened to Ximian’s founders and alumni

6 companies

People who worked at or founded Ximian and went on to start their own companies.

Miguel de Icaza

3 founded

GNU Midnight Commander 1994 Framework Mono 2004 Xamarin 2011

Nat Friedman

3 founded

Xamarin 2011 Medra Andromeda

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