Hi, I have been thinking about something for some time now, and I wanted to get some feedback from the list. Would it be feasible/possible/wise to craft a desktop environment using Ruby as its backbone? I am quite unhappy with the state of both GNOME and KDE, and I find the idea of a Ruby desktop exciting. Some parts need to be fast (some window manager stuff, e.g.), but other things, including most application logic, could be in pure Ruby, I think. Is anyone else interested in this? Given Ruby's many advantages, I think something useful could be crafted quickly (a year? is that quick?). I also think it would push Ruby to the limit in some ways, and perhaps make the language better. Any thoughts? Or am I crazy? Thanks, Jon -- _______________________________________________________________________ Jonathan Aseltine aseltine / cs.umass.edu MAS, Umass, Amherst