Are .NET Framework 1.1 apps on Linux possible?

From: Ron Fluegge (rmflugge_at_swbell.net)
Date: 07/21/04 

Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 23:31:58 GMT

I have both a Windows Form application and a ASP.NET web-based application
built with Microsoft's .NET Framework 1.1 that a client wants to run on a
Linux box.

I have searched the net and MSDN but cannot determine if the .NET
applications can or will run on a Linux box. Searching for Linux on the
Microsoft site only return "comparisons" between developing with .NET vs
Java/Linux; not if you can install/run a .NET application on a Linux box as
far as I can find.

I have found the Mono site and it indicates that it is an open source
development platform based on the .NET Framework that allows you to build
Linux apps.

However, the question is this: If I build the apps in VS.NET, can they be
installed on a Linux box and, more importantly, will they run? Would I need
to install Mono on the Linux box? Everything I have found so far indicates
that the client would have to install Mono on their box.

If it is necessary to re-compile the apps developed with VS.NET, will Mono
require that the source code be all in C# -- the Mono site indicates that
Windows Forms and VB.NET functionality are still under heavy development.
If I stick strictly to the .NET assemblies in the Framework, will it work by
simply copying the EXE and DLLs to the Linux box?

Does anyone have any experiences (good or bad) related to such an
application deployment for either Windows forms apps (is this even
possible?) or web apps?

Unfortunately, we have no experience with Linux whatsoever so any advice,
suggestions, etc would be greatly appreciated. We are looking to install a
Linux box in the very near future, but must provide an answer to the client
before we could reasonably come up to speed.

If there is a better Linux newsgroup to post this in, any suggestions would
be greatly appreciated as well.

Thanks...

Ron
RonFlueggeATswbellDOTnet

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