On 1/25/07, Andr<andre.nho / gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
> this post might sound strange, but after working with ruby for so long,
> I've been thinking about writing a ruby operating system. I've been
> thinking about doing my M.D. thesis about it, but I want to hear some
> of your opinions.

Sounds like a cool project.  :)

The first things that come to mind:

Perl:
    http://perllinux.sourceforge.net/
        A Linux distribution where ALL programs are written in perl:
        The only compiled code in this Perl/Linux system is: Linux Kernel,
        perl, and uClibc.)

C#:
    http://channel9.msdn.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=68302
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singularity_(operating_system)
        a Microsoft Research project started in 2003 to build a highly-
        dependable operating system in which the kernel, device driver,
        and applications are all written in managed code
    http://sharpos.org/Main_Page
        SharpOS is a look into the possibility and the challenge of
        creating an operating system written in C# and based on Mono

Java:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaOS
        (As of 2006, Sun considers JavaOS a legacy system)
    http://www.jnode.org/
        Java New Operating System Design Effort