[Mono-list] Linux.NET

[John Rebbeck]

Would it be possible to create a (or use an existing) Linux kernel in C++ but only the minimum required to implement the Mono version of the CLR (and whatever else is needed to run .NET applications) and to set some properties to load a chosen program when it starts (the explorer program)? This way you could build an OS almost completely in C# which is much easier to program than C++. You would be able to download OS components from the web, download interfaces, etc. similar to the current versions of Linux and you could completely customise the OS. With this, if you wanted a PC to do set specific tasks you wouldn't have to install an OS, only the kernel, then you just build on that, and you can't do this with Windows because you have to install everything first.   Anyway, just thinking out loud. If anyone wants to try this I'd love to build some of the C# components for it, and anything else I can do to help. Also, please tell me about it because I would love to have an OS as functional as Windows but without the crap.   Cheers, John