[nabs-l] Fwd: Announcing GotNET

[David Andrews]

>Date: Fri, 28 May 2010 09:02:23 -0400 (EDT)
>From: Jamal Mazrui <empower at smart.net>
>Subject: Announcing GotNET
>
>The .NET Framework is a strong choice for software application 
>developers. It has a comprehensive, consistent, and generally 
>well-documented class library that is free to use in any 
>project.  Depending on personal preferences, one can code in C#, 
>Visual Basic, JScript, F#, IronPython, IronRuby, or other 
>languages.  Programs may be built with either integrated development 
>environments, or with text editors and command-line compilers.
>
>The .NET Framework integrates two major accessibility APIs:  the 
>older, Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA), and the newer, User 
>Interface Automation (UIA).  While Gaps remain, there is much 
>accessibility support for both developers and users of this 
>platform.  People with disabilities can thereby be involved in both 
>the development and use of .NET-based applications.
>
>The Microsoft accessibility development center is at
>http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/bb735024.aspx
>
>Some open source, .NET accessibility tools may be found there, as 
>well as with a Google search like
>site:codeplex.com accessibility
>
>One potential obstacle is that clients may not have the version of 
>the .NET Framework already installed that an application needs.  I 
>found a good solution for this problem with Version 2.0 of the .NET 
>Framework, using the Microsoft Component Installer Software 
>Development Kit, available at
>http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=2A5E4EBC-651C-40AA-9525-1810AF47C317&displaylang=en
>
>However, I could not find a free, sufficiently automated solution 
>for later versions of the Framework.  GotNET is a free, open source 
>program I have developed in attempt to address this need.  It can 
>check whether the most common versions of the .NET Framework are 
>installed, and do so for one or more of them via the Internet if not 
>found:  version 2.0, 3.5, or 4.0 (released last month).
>
>An executable installer for GotNET is available at
>http://EmpowermentZone.com/netsetup.exe
>
>Alternatively, a zip archive for manual installation is available at
>http://EmpowermentZone.com/netsetup.zip
>
>End users may run the GotNET installer to ensure they have .NET 
>available for any applications that may need it.  More importantly, 
>the GotNET.exe utility in the distribution is available for .NET 
>developers to bundle with their applications, thereby ensuring that 
>necessary prerequisites are installed.
>
>Jamal
>
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