From: Adam 

http://blogs.zdnet.com/Burnette/?p=244

"In collaboration with the Mono project, Mainsoft has released a new
technology preview of Grasshopper 2.0. This technology allows you to use
Microsoft Visual Studio to develop ASP.NET Web applications using C#,
convert them to pure Java applications, and deploy them on Linux and other
Java-enabled platforms."

"It works by compiling MSIL (the binary output from the C# or VB.NET
compilers) into standard Java bytecode. The resulting pure Java deployment
packages can be used in any Java EE application server such as Tomcat or
JBoss. The Grasshopper plug-in automates the whole process and is fully
integrated into Visual Studio.

Due to differences between .NET and Java, there are a few limitations on
what .NET code can be supported. For example, you can't use unsafe code or
call native Win32 APIs. See the online doc for more details."


Adam

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