What if... 1.Lower level modules are kept intact 2. C# services are added over,for essentially the same effect
And is... 1.C# executable slower in any way than C/C++? 2. Integrating such infrastructure really that massive effort? :) Rahul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel Carrera" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "John Rebbeck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2002 2:33 PM Subject: Re: [Mono-list] Linux.NET > You can't write an OS in C# > > First, C# just isn't fast enough. To write an OS you need a level of > power that only C and assembly can provide. You need low-level access > and you need efficiency. The Linux kernel is written in C, not C++ (a few > compoents are probably even in assembly). > > > Second, Linux is already immesnsely configurable. It is already divided > into a kernel and a set of modules. Most of the code in Linux is > actually on the modules. You can choose to only run the modules you > need. This customisability is part of the reason why Linux is so > succesful in the embedded market. > > Third, I have trouble seeing how this idea would be possible. C# code is > compiled to the IL. Then a JIT turns this into native code just before > running it. By the time you have all this infrastructure you will just > about have an entire OS. There won't be much left to write on C#. > > > Cheers, > Daniel. > > > On Sat, 13 Apr 2002, John Rebbeck wrote: > > > 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 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mono-list maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-list > _______________________________________________ Mono-list maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-list
