.Net Framework crossplatform

[Alx]

Hello everybody...

I got a question about porting my application to other operating systems.
I'm very comfortable writing applications with VS.NET 2003 (VS .NET 2005
looks even much better), but the enterprise I work in has some computers
running Linux. So my question is: is there a project supported by Microsoft
to solve that issue. I mean, is Microsoft planning to provide a .NET
Framework version for Linux or other platforms? (just like Sun provides JRE
for Windows, Linux, Mac, and so on).

Thank you all...
I will appreciate any help...

[Cor Ligthert [MVP]]

Alx.

I got a question about porting my application to other operating systems.
I'm very comfortable writing applications with VS.NET 2003 (VS .NET 2005
looks even much better), but the enterprise I work in has some computers
running Linux. So my question is: is there a project supported by
Microsoft
to solve that issue. I mean, is Microsoft planning to provide a .NET
Framework version for Linux or other platforms? (just like Sun provides
JRE
for Windows, Linux, Mac, and so on).

It has nothing to do with Microsoft however maybe does this gives you the
information you need.

http://www.mono-project.com/Main_Page

I hope this helps,

Cor

[Alx]

Thank you very much.
I've read something about the mono project, but I've found that it's not
fully compatible with MS .NET Framework. I mean there's no way to develop my
application and take it without modifications to other platform.
Maybe I'm asking too much :P

Thank you anyway...

"Cor Ligthert [MVP]" wrote:

Alx.

I got a question about porting my application to other operating systems.
I'm very comfortable writing applications with VS.NET 2003 (VS .NET 2005
looks even much better), but the enterprise I work in has some computers
running Linux. So my question is: is there a project supported by
Microsoft
to solve that issue. I mean, is Microsoft planning to provide a .NET
Framework version for Linux or other platforms? (just like Sun provides
JRE
for Windows, Linux, Mac, and so on).

It has nothing to do with Microsoft however maybe does this gives you the
information you need.

http://www.mono-project.com/Main_Page

I hope this helps,

Cor

[Mehdi]

On Mon, 4 Jul 2005 09:41:01 -0700, Alx wrote:

Thank you very much.
I've read something about the mono project, but I've found that it's not
fully compatible with MS .NET Framework. I mean there's no way to develop my
application and take it without modifications to other platform.
Maybe I'm asking too much :P

No, this probably will never be possible, not in the near future anyway.
For the very simple reason that many .NET application are relying on the
underlying Windows API by doing Interop stuff or using ActiveX controls for
example. In this case, having the application work automagically on another
plateform is something of an utopia at the moment.

If your .NET application a is pure .NET application however, then i think
that you should give Mono a try. I have not tried it myself but i've heard
a lot of good things about it. There are still some .NET classes that are
not fully implemented or tested in Mono but if you develop your application
with portability in mind and avoid unsing these classes, you may be able to
have it work on Linux, MacOS and other plateforms as well.

Note that there is also another open source project that has the same aim
as Mono: http://www.gnu.org/projects/dotgnu/

[cody]

> I've read something about the mono project, but I've found that it's not

fully compatible with MS .NET Framework. I mean there's no way to develop
my
application and take it without modifications to other platform.
In which way did you found it is incompatible with the ms framework?
Maybe I'm asking too much :P
No you're don't. It is possible to develop platform independent. Certainly
you'll find that you cannot make WinAPI calls in linux and you cannot use a
library which isn't available on all your target platforms.
Additionally, some functions may react not in the same way on all platforms,
but you'll have the same problem with java..
Thank you anyway...

"Cor Ligthert [MVP]" wrote:

Alx.

> I got a question about porting my application to other operating
> systems.
> I'm very comfortable writing applications with VS.NET 2003 (VS .NET
> 2005
> looks even much better), but the enterprise I work in has some
> computers
> running Linux. So my question is: is there a project supported by
> Microsoft
> to solve that issue. I mean, is Microsoft planning to provide a .NET
> Framework version for Linux or other platforms? (just like Sun provides
> JRE
> for Windows, Linux, Mac, and so on).
>

It has nothing to do with Microsoft however maybe does this gives you the
information you need.

http://www.mono-project.com/Main_Page

I hope this helps,

Cor

[Cor Ligthert [MVP]]

Alx.

In addition to the others, should you not ask yourself what is not
compatible. The language or the platform? (Although Net are not only a
developper tools)

There are even (slight) differences if you develop using/for Net between
W98/Me/NT4 systems and NT5 systems (CDO). Or between W2000 and XP (visual
styles).

Trying to make things always crossplatform results in my opinion mostly in
very poor application with a short lifetime.

Just an addition.

Cor