[Mono-list] Basic question about using Mono

[Adam Tauno Williams]

> If I install Mono on a PC running Linux can I then download programs that
> run under Windows and simply run them under Linux/Mono?   (I have Ubuntu, in
> case that matters).

Both Mono and .NET implement the CLR and the .NET framework(s);  so
*theoretically* a fully-managed-code application will run on both.  Then
the question is if the Mono framework implements all the the
functionality that the application requires.  As always, the devil
parties amidst the details.

> You can do this with some programs using Wine, but not if the programs were
> built using the .NET framework.

Wine is for running Win32 apps.  Mono is for .NET apps.