Roon server language rewrite

[Martin_Webster]

@christophe_yayon

I am new to Roon and use linux server to host application.

Give Roon a chance … I’ve been running Roon of Linux for a few years without issue.

@christophe_yayon

But i think, it is essential for the future of Roon to rewrite to a more modern language. Java could also be go good solution (but i prefer golang…).

You may like to read this thread:

Roon migrating to .NET Core 2.0 and banishing Mono?

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