
The discussion - literally a GitHub discussion titled First class Linux support developed by Microsoft - has also been batted around on the. Xamarin.Forms 5 vs.NET MAUI (source: Microsoft). In other words, Microsoft is relying on community help to add Linux support, which was clearly spelled out in a Xamarin.Forms 5 vs.NET MAUI comparison published at the time that indicates Microsoft developers will tackle macOS support (left up to "Community" in XF5), but not Linux: Linux is not part of that, so it is something that could be evolved from the GdkSharp back-end that Xamarin.Forms has today, but somebody's going to need to step up and and kind of help contribute and bring that over the line so that it will run with. That's absolutely on our radar but I want to be very clear that in our our plans what we are going to be supporting at launch. He said: "I saw a comment earlier in the chat, you know, really excited about the possibility of Linux support. The lack-of-Linux-support issue isn't new, however, as Ortinau addressed it way back in January in an online presentation about the initial release. Also, there should be extensions(hot reload and other stuff) to develop Maui from vs code properly. I think the main competitor of Maui is flutter which supports Linux at a large stage.Therefore, they usually prefer the technology available on all platforms.

NET MAUI and its adoption because many Software Engineering students and education institutions use Linux. Linux support is essential for teaching.Other developers also weighed in with comments including:
