Is the successor to the Windows operating system going to be a small, lightweight C#-based open source system? It could be, if Cosmos attracts any significant percentage of Windows developers. The first version was just released - you can download it, build a boot disk, and begin writing applications right away. The Microsoft developers are already interested; here's a Channel 8 article. Here's some coverage on ZDNet, which gives you a flavour: "We are also developing a TCP/IP stack. Imagine instead of deploying half a dozen virtualized OS's, deploying many dozens of dedicated OS's. One that only does DNS, a few that only do HTTP, etc. One instance, one function." More coverage from Scott Hanselman.
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