Does .NET support unix clients?

[Tony]

Hi Friends,
I'm planning to use .NET to develop my websites for 2007. Unfortunately
I have about 5% of Mac users and about 1% of Unix users. Anyway, I cannot
ignore them.

My question is, if I develop my websites with ASP.NET can my Mac or
Unix/Linux client still able to access my website?

For Mac there're both OS9 and OSX. For Unix/Linux, I don't have any
info.

Thanks,
Tony.

[Cor Ligthert [MVP]]

Tony,

That depends completely on the browsers (and versions) that the clients are
using. ASPNET generates at the serverside HTML and JavaScript for the
client, where you can in Visual Studio Net 2005 tell to check on the rules
for compatibility.

However, if you have things as rich client pages, than it is probably
impossible, because the clients computer needs than to have installed Net.
However that is not the most common way.

I hope this gives an idea.

Cor
"Tony" <to*****@hotmail.com> schreef in bericht
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Hi Friends,
I'm planning to use .NET to develop my websites for 2007.
Unfortunately I have about 5% of Mac users and about 1% of Unix users.
Anyway, I cannot ignore them.

My question is, if I develop my websites with ASP.NET can my Mac or
Unix/Linux client still able to access my website?

For Mac there're both OS9 and OSX. For Unix/Linux, I don't have any
info.

Thanks,
Tony.

[Tony]

So, if the client supports JavaScript, there's high possibility that it will
support .Net, am I correct?

Thanks,
Tony.

"Cor Ligthert [MVP]" <no************@planet.nl> wrote in message
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Tony,

That depends completely on the browsers (and versions) that the clients
are using. ASPNET generates at the serverside HTML and JavaScript for the
client, where you can in Visual Studio Net 2005 tell to check on the rules
for compatibility.

However, if you have things as rich client pages, than it is probably
impossible, because the clients computer needs than to have installed Net.
However that is not the most common way.

I hope this gives an idea.

Cor
"Tony" <to*****@hotmail.com> schreef in bericht
news:%2****************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

Hi Friends,
I'm planning to use .NET to develop my websites for 2007.
Unfortunately I have about 5% of Mac users and about 1% of Unix users.
Anyway, I cannot ignore them.

My question is, if I develop my websites with ASP.NET can my Mac or
Unix/Linux client still able to access my website?

For Mac there're both OS9 and OSX. For Unix/Linux, I don't have any
info.

Thanks,
Tony.

[Vadym Stetsyak]

Hello, Tony!

JavaScript and .NET are separate technologies. _Server_ with .NET code generates JavaScript and sends it to the _client_ brower. Browser doesn't have to know if JS was generated by .NET or smth else.

--
Regards, Vadym Stetsyak
www: http://vadmyst.blogspot.com

[Tony]

That's what I mean. If the client browser support JavaScript (Just standard
JavaScript), then it can fullfill the page generated by the .NET server, is
this correct?

Thanks,
Tony.

"Vadym Stetsyak" <va*****@ukr.net> wrote in message
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Hello, Tony!

JavaScript and .NET are separate technologies. _Server_ with .NET code
generates JavaScript and sends it to the _client_ brower. Browser doesn't
have to know if JS was generated by .NET or smth else.

--
Regards, Vadym Stetsyak
www: http://vadmyst.blogspot.com

[Vadym Stetsyak]

Hello, Tony!

That's what I mean. If the client browser support JavaScript (Just standard
JavaScript), then it can fullfill the page generated by the .NET server, is
this correct?

Yes, it is correct

--
Regards, Vadym Stetsyak
www: http://vadmyst.blogspot.com

[Jason Hales]

There's also Mono but it might complicate a browser-based solution

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

"Mono provides the necessary software to develop and run .NET client
and server applications on Linux, Solaris, Mac OS X, Windows, and
Unix."

I've not used MONO but I've heard alot of people talking about it

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

Tony <to*****@hotmail.com> wrote:

That's what I mean. If the client browser support JavaScript (Just standard
JavaScript), then it can fullfill the page generated by the .NET server, is
this correct?

Yes - the client needn't know it is talking to a .NET server at all.
It's not really a case of whether the browser "supports" .NET - it's
whether it supports the data that your server sends to it.

--
Jon Skeet - <sk***@pobox.com>
http://www.pobox.com/~skeet Blog: http://www.msmvps.com/jon.skeet
If replying to the group, please do not mail me too

[Cor Ligthert [MVP]]

Jason,

"Mono provides the necessary software to develop and run .NET client
and server applications on Linux, Solaris, Mac OS X, Windows, and
Unix."

I've not used MONO but I've heard alot of people talking about i

That is exactly what is not needed when it is not a Rich Client.
You are probably making things that were totaly cleared up for Tony again
troubled.

:-)

Cor

[Tony]

Hi Jason,
Since I have less than 1% of visitors who's using Unix. I won't spend
too much effort on this but I'll keep this knowledge just incase the percent
increases

Thanks,
Tony.

"Jason Hales" <ja*********@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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There's also Mono but it might complicate a browser-based solution

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

"Mono provides the necessary software to develop and run .NET client
and server applications on Linux, Solaris, Mac OS X, Windows, and
Unix."

I've not used MONO but I've heard alot of people talking about it

[Tony]

Thanks Vadym & Jon,
I think this is clear enough for me. I'm getting a bit more confident
to walk this way, but I'll try to setup a Unix environment to test it
anyway.

Regards,
Tony.

"Jon Skeet [C# MVP]" <sk***@pobox.com> wrote in message
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Tony <to*****@hotmail.com> wrote:

That's what I mean. If the client browser support JavaScript (Just
standard
JavaScript), then it can fullfill the page generated by the .NET server,
is
this correct?

Yes - the client needn't know it is talking to a .NET server at all.
It's not really a case of whether the browser "supports" .NET - it's
whether it supports the data that your server sends to it.

--
Jon Skeet - <sk***@pobox.com>
http://www.pobox.com/~skeet Blog: http://www.msmvps.com/jon.skeet
If replying to the group, please do not mail me too

[Jason Hales]

Cor, you're right I totally agree..I was trying to give Tony extra
info; forewarned is forearmed - or something like that ;-)

Jason