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Originally Posted by klemm
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Not exactly, microsoft are not developing this for any other platform other than windows. There are some open source development for linux like Mono etc but that not the MS goal.
What is the .NET Framework?
The .NET Framework is a development and execution environment that allows different programming languages & libraries to work together seamlessly to create Windows-based applications that are easier to build, manage, deploy, and integrate with other networked systems.
FROM: http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframewo...d/default.aspx
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I know theres no plans, I'm just saying there technically could be.
Unlike java, the strong point of .NET is that you can write in whatever language you feel comfortable with, and have it cross-platform compatible. Cross-platform, because as I said, I was able to run a VNC client on my PDA that also ran the exact same way on my desktop. I'm talked exact same EXE, just copied it over and ran it and it was the same. Very cool IMO, shows java a thing or two.
Java has things much more universal but also forces you use the Java language (which is very, well, easy).
.NET lets you use any language but only works on MS operating systems.