.Net and non windows platforms

[korkus2000]

I am trying to find information on the work to port the .Net framework to other platforms. Does anyone know how close and which ones are being worked on.

[txbakers]

I heard that some were in the process of getting .NET over to *NIX, but I can't recall who. Take a look at dotnetjunkies.com for up to the minute information.

[chris_f]

There is no offical move to run .net on other platforms (other than the hosting framework) which is already avaliable from microsoft for *nix hosting. My download link no longer works though. You might have to did around.

Chris

p.s. It's about 2.5Gb to install, don't know how big the download is.

[cyril kearney]

There are sy least three major projects that are porting .NET to Unix/Linux. They all have working code and are all free I believe.

It is also very important to note that each approach includes a C# compiler. C# (pronounced C sharp) has been called the Java killer. Java was based on C++ syntax and this compiler (C#) continues the evolution, so now Java can be easily liberated. With Sun trading under $2.50 it is comforting to know that there are an alternatives if Sun should belly-up .

Microsoft (Rotor project)
[msdn.microsoft.com...]

or

[research.microsoft.com...]

Open Source
[sourceforge.net...]

Linux
[go-mono.com...]