Just curious

I answered "already have it" now, but if you ask 2 months earlier, I would have clicked "never gonna get it"

http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index....ework+installed

1.1 and 2.0 Beta are installed on my PC.

I don't see why anyone would really care, but anyway... "already have it", "don't like the idea".

uninteresting.

kalmark - Funny how things change!

Gambit - Oops

Sebastian Mares - Does that mean you are trying out vs.net 2005?

rpop - So which program is forcing you to have it

Chastity - Thank you very much for your comment. It was just what I needed to know!

Thanks for the replies!

I'm not sure what .NET framework really is, but I saw it at the windowsupdate website and didn't like to size of the download. I already had to installed it once, because of a specific application. Don't know if it's a good thing or a b0rked thing, though.
Don't like the idea.

I've got Mono too.

EDIT: It's just a coincidence.

What exactly is it?

What, Mono or .NET Framework?

The .NET Framework can be compared to the Java Interpreter. It contains all required runtime files and also comes with a JIT Compiler.
Mono is a free implementation of the .NET Framework allowing the usage of .NET applications on Mac and Linux AFAIK.

"Never gonna get it"

This mono sounds interesting. Does that mean if some created a .net application in C#, VB, or even C++ .net it would work on linux?

Yep, but it will only work for basic applications which do not call system specific functions (API) from kernel32.dll whatsoever.

IC

I've been looking at their web site and haven't found the answer to the following question. If programs are compiled on a windows platform which linux will they work on and which front end kde or gnome?

Yep, for ATI Catalyst Control Panel.

If they're compiled on windows they'll work on windows environments only. However, if you can get the source code, you can compile it on linux and modify the code to use GTK (gnome tool for drawing stuff) or QT (KDE tool for drawing stuff).

It's not that simple, I guess.

P/Invoke support will likely be added to Mono by layering over Wine.

Neither. See here for more details. Basically, it will have its own themed look. Mono's support for Windows Forms is not complete yet, so things may change.

Programs compiled on Windows work as is if they don't use windows.forms stuff too much. If you have a command line or server program, there is no need for recompiling if all apis have been implemented by mono.

Yeah, you're probably right, but I was talking about graphical applications, not only command-line and daemon programs. It's possible that some simple programs work on linux without tweaking.