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DotGNU Ported to PocketPC

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the little-yellow-different dept.

t3rmin4t0r writes "The Pocket PC# group has ported DotGNU Portable.net to PocketPC. This is a significant step because the .NET Compact Framework SDK is heavily licensed, unlike the .NET SDK available for free from MSDN. Thanks to PocketPC#, now you can build Window.Forms C# applications for PocketPC without submitting to Microsoft's exhorbitant SDK licensing fees. Portability to embedded/low-end hardware is one of Portable.net's stated goals. DotGNU Portable.net also works on 9 major CPU architectures according to gentoo's portage. The Darwin-ports features a cool package with Windows.Forms for Mac OS X. Handhelds like iPAQ or Zaurus have also ports (the iPAQ one features Windows.Forms). Esoteric hardware like the Sony Playstation 2 or the Microsoft XBox can also run Portable.net."

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  1. Some screenshots by Simon+(S2) · · Score: 5, Informative

    here, here, here and here.

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  2. Re:Cost of Compact Framework? by michael.creasy · · Score: 5, Informative

    Lack of research.
    Windows Mobile Developer Resrource Kit All the SDKs on DVD/CD. I clicked through to order and the price of the kit was $0.00

  3. DotGNU and Parrot : The Real Story by Gopal.V · · Score: 4, Informative

    DotGNU Support in Parrot CVS | Parrot Support in DotGNU CVS

    *g* -- I like parrot -- In fact I want Parrot to become the FreeSoftware VM :)

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  4. Re:Cost of Compact Framework? by Aphrika · · Score: 4, Informative

    The problem is that there's no SDK for the .NET CF 1.0, meaning you have to develop for it in Visual Studio 2003.

    However, the reason is that they ran out of time, evidently a whole different kettle of fish from 'heavy licensing requirements' that's touted in the story. That's basically FUD.

    So without an SDK, the only licensing requirement you have to satisfy to develop for it is a Visual Studio.NET 2003 license, there is no licensing attached to the runtimes. However, an SDK is pencilled in for the .NET CF 2.0 release.

  5. What? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    Hehe..:)

    Who writes these news?

    "The Pocket PC# group".. Author of this port is me, Vitaliy Pronkin.. I'll think about changing my name to "Pocket PC# group" :)

    More.. This port doesn't allow you to write .net CF applications FOR PocketPC (you already can do this for a long time) - it allows to write them ON PocketPC, I ported only C# compiler and tools.

    Regards,
    Vitaliy Pronkin
    pub-at-mifki.ru