At the risk of sounding overly pessimistic, mono will never release the ".net framework" for two reasons: (1) ".net framework" is probably trademarked by Microsoft, so we couldn't call our libraries that, and (2) Microsoft keeps adding features to their ".net framework", such that mono is constantly playing catch-up.
For example, current estimates (AFAIK) are that System.Windows.Forms will take ~1-2 years to implement, by which time Microsoft might have a newer version released. That doesn't mean that .NET programs will never run under mono. Several do right now. What it means is that asking "when will the .net framework be available" is the wrong question. The right question is "when will <list of assemblies/namespaces/classes /> be usable"? Right now, that's a large "it depends." Large portions of the .NET Base Class Library are implemented (XML, Remoting, Networking, File handling, Console support, etc.). Replacements for other parts are also available (e.g. Gtk# could work as a replacement for System.Windows.Forms). Thus, it's very difficult to say, a priori, whether your application will work or not work under Mono. I've heard of several projects that were never intended to run under Mono which worked without any changes. (An IRC library comes to mind, I forget the name of it.) Even if it doesn't work immediately under Mono, it may be possible to rewrite parts to permit greater portability (such as using Gtk# as the GUI front-end for Unix platforms instead of System.Windows.Forms). You can download mono from http://www.go-mono.com/download.html. Unix operating systems are supported. It works under Windows, Linux, Mac OSX (with some documented issues; check the archives), and it's part of the FreeBSD ports tree (IIRC; I know it's in *one* of the BSD ports trees). I know that people have worked on Solaris and S/390 ports in the past, so there's a reasonable likelihood that it still works on those platforms, if with some issues (like the JIT not being supported). hth, - Jon On Fri, 2003-04-04 at 10:29, John RHyu wrote: > I have very much interest in the mono project. > > Would you please tell me when the .net framework will available? > > If it is already available, how can I download it? > > Will you also support UNIX operating systems? > > > > Jungwon > > _______________________________________________ Mono-list maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-list
