.NET is an application framework Microsoft is using against JAVA they are similar in what they can do but for now the only MS supported runtime is written for MS Win2K and XP. There also is a way to write a program in .NET and to compile to JAVA byte codes so potentially you could do this and still be cross-platform ( I never tried this) but this is the two competing technologies for a platform independent language.
Thanks Marc Aylesworth C3I Associates AFRL/IFSE Joint Battlespace Infosphere Team 525 Brooks Rd Rome, NY 13441-4505 Tel:315.330.2422 Fax:315.330.7009 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nancy Anthracite Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 10:27 AM To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] Canadian Think Smart Initiative question on LMN. Take a look at the last post on the first page and the second page. All is not lost. From what I understand of .NET, Open Source .NET languages could replace the stuff done in proprietary .NET languages. The compiled product should be the same not matter what .NET it is written in. All is not necessarily lost! http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread11131.html http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-jpython.html On Thursday 21 April 2005 10:04 am, Ignacio Valdes wrote: > This just in on LMN: http://www.linuxmednews.com/1114090027 Why has > Ontario, Canada chosen to link their Smart Systems for Health Agency > to the proprietary .NET technologies? I recently was perusing the > website for the Ontario, Canada Smart Health initiative and noticed > that a lot of the job postings were for .NET technologies. The > question I would have is why tax payer money is being spent toward > what will amount to a proprietary solution? Are there sufficiently > advanced Open Source projects which could be "suggested" to this > agency for inclusion in their efforts? > > I would suspect that VistA would be a possibility. The poster raises > some interesting questions. Any Canadians like perhaps JDM, care to > comment? > > -- IV > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: New Crystal Reports XI. > Version 11 adds new functionality designed to reduce time involved in > creating, integrating, and deploying reporting solutions. Free runtime > info, new features, or free trial, at: > http://www.businessobjects.com/devxi/728 > _______________________________________________ > Hardhats-members mailing list > Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members -- Nancy Anthracite ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: New Crystal Reports XI. Version 11 adds new functionality designed to reduce time involved in creating, integrating, and deploying reporting solutions. Free runtime info, new features, or free trial, at: http://www.businessobjects.com/devxi/728 _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: New Crystal Reports XI. Version 11 adds new functionality designed to reduce time involved in creating, integrating, and deploying reporting solutions. Free runtime info, new features, or free trial, at: http://www.businessobjects.com/devxi/728 _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
