Rob Mensching
@robmensching.com
@firegiant.com CEO & Co-Founder | Benevolent Dictator of
WiX Toolset | https://RobMensching.com for more information
WiX Toolset | https://RobMensching.com for more information
Fantastic! If you post it publicly, I'd really appreciate a link.
November 12, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Fantastic! If you post it publicly, I'd really appreciate a link.
Ahh, very cool. We took the same approach at @firegiant.com. We pay each project we use, that takes sponsorships, like they require an OSMF.
Same ecosystems too: NuGet and NPM.
Same ecosystems too: NuGet and NPM.
November 12, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Ahh, very cool. We took the same approach at @firegiant.com. We pay each project we use, that takes sponsorships, like they require an OSMF.
Same ecosystems too: NuGet and NPM.
Same ecosystems too: NuGet and NPM.
Very interesting. A few questions. :) Are you doing this as a maintainer (adding it to your project) or a consumer (checking to see that your org is paying the fee)? If so, which project or org? :)
I'm very interested in seeing how adoption goes as the OSMF is still a bit nascent (on purpose).
I'm very interested in seeing how adoption goes as the OSMF is still a bit nascent (on purpose).
November 12, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Very interesting. A few questions. :) Are you doing this as a maintainer (adding it to your project) or a consumer (checking to see that your org is paying the fee)? If so, which project or org? :)
I'm very interested in seeing how adoption goes as the OSMF is still a bit nascent (on purpose).
I'm very interested in seeing how adoption goes as the OSMF is still a bit nascent (on purpose).
I've found I can read about scary movies on Wikipedia's plot explanation. That way I can keep up with that part of pop culture without carrying the full weight of the movie in my memory.
I know I'm missing out on the true experience but it's best for my mental health. :)
I know I'm missing out on the true experience but it's best for my mental health. :)
November 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I've found I can read about scary movies on Wikipedia's plot explanation. That way I can keep up with that part of pop culture without carrying the full weight of the movie in my memory.
I know I'm missing out on the true experience but it's best for my mental health. :)
I know I'm missing out on the true experience but it's best for my mental health. :)
Oooh, that sounds divine. What was the movie?
November 1, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Oooh, that sounds divine. What was the movie?
Good to know. I can't do scary movies. They stick with me for too long.
November 1, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Good to know. I can't do scary movies. They stick with me for too long.
You can use the more verbose Sdk element if you want it to look more important.
However, do know that any of those libraries from NuGet packages can also bring along custom build scripts that will run in MSBuild doing whatever they want.
Sdk-style projects use that very mechanism to do their work.
However, do know that any of those libraries from NuGet packages can also bring along custom build scripts that will run in MSBuild doing whatever they want.
Sdk-style projects use that very mechanism to do their work.
October 31, 2025 at 6:50 PM
You can use the more verbose Sdk element if you want it to look more important.
However, do know that any of those libraries from NuGet packages can also bring along custom build scripts that will run in MSBuild doing whatever they want.
Sdk-style projects use that very mechanism to do their work.
However, do know that any of those libraries from NuGet packages can also bring along custom build scripts that will run in MSBuild doing whatever they want.
Sdk-style projects use that very mechanism to do their work.
It's just NuGet. This is the direction .NET moved years ago.
You're not wrong but have you avoided NuGet until now?
You're not wrong but have you avoided NuGet until now?
October 31, 2025 at 6:43 PM
It's just NuGet. This is the direction .NET moved years ago.
You're not wrong but have you avoided NuGet until now?
You're not wrong but have you avoided NuGet until now?
Yeah, it was a little painful to no longer build an install package for WiX using WiX. But the developer experience is so much better; it's hard to argue against the MSBuild Sdk.
October 31, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Yeah, it was a little painful to no longer build an install package for WiX using WiX. But the developer experience is so much better; it's hard to argue against the MSBuild Sdk.
And it's good you found the Quick Start documentation. So I'll get the team to add a blurb at the top of it for WiX v3 users that the MSBuild SDK is all you need now.
October 30, 2025 at 4:22 PM
And it's good you found the Quick Start documentation. So I'll get the team to add a blurb at the top of it for WiX v3 users that the MSBuild SDK is all you need now.
Yep. It just works. Pick the version you want (6.0.2 is the latest), then `dotnet build` or `msbuild -Restore`or build in VS. It'll do the right thing automatically.
The experience is so much better, I guess it seems too good to be true?
The experience is so much better, I guess it seems too good to be true?
October 30, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Yep. It just works. Pick the version you want (6.0.2 is the latest), then `dotnet build` or `msbuild -Restore`or build in VS. It'll do the right thing automatically.
The experience is so much better, I guess it seems too good to be true?
The experience is so much better, I guess it seems too good to be true?
It's a bit different but I think you'll see it makes acquiring WiX very easy.
If you have suggestions how our website could better direct you to that information, I'm definitely interested in it.
If you have suggestions how our website could better direct you to that information, I'm definitely interested in it.
October 30, 2025 at 1:53 PM
It's a bit different but I think you'll see it makes acquiring WiX very easy.
If you have suggestions how our website could better direct you to that information, I'm definitely interested in it.
If you have suggestions how our website could better direct you to that information, I'm definitely interested in it.
Ahh, you don't really download and install WiX anymore. It's distributed as an MSBuild SDK. That's why the big orange buttons on our site say, "Get Started" and link to the documentation on how to use the SDK.
If you use HeatWave, creating (or migrating) a project handles everything for you.
If you use HeatWave, creating (or migrating) a project handles everything for you.
October 30, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Ahh, you don't really download and install WiX anymore. It's distributed as an MSBuild SDK. That's why the big orange buttons on our site say, "Get Started" and link to the documentation on how to use the SDK.
If you use HeatWave, creating (or migrating) a project handles everything for you.
If you use HeatWave, creating (or migrating) a project handles everything for you.
Which software are you talking about exactly? HeatWave?
October 30, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Which software are you talking about exactly? HeatWave?
I'm biased, but an Open Source Maintenance Fee can change that.
October 26, 2025 at 2:01 AM
I'm biased, but an Open Source Maintenance Fee can change that.
Ahh, and this is why pictures lie. :)
Maybe you could have a feed for the "real" bits on the side for those of us facing 9 months of rain and thinking the grass is purely greener on the other side. ;)
Maybe you could have a feed for the "real" bits on the side for those of us facing 9 months of rain and thinking the grass is purely greener on the other side. ;)
October 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Ahh, and this is why pictures lie. :)
Maybe you could have a feed for the "real" bits on the side for those of us facing 9 months of rain and thinking the grass is purely greener on the other side. ;)
Maybe you could have a feed for the "real" bits on the side for those of us facing 9 months of rain and thinking the grass is purely greener on the other side. ;)
Wow, is it really that idyllic?
October 21, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Wow, is it really that idyllic?