Where do i begin to develop an OS?

[OSDevver]

I have a good expertise in application programming in C, C++, Visual Basic, VC++. I have posted many of my projects in PlanetSourceCode.com an won quite a lot of contests.Now i would like to develop a GUI OS a strong, fast one....could anybody suggest some good GUI open source OS other than the Linux cause i heard that its quite tough to follow and a site and a free ebook(am i too demanding!)about OSs to learn fomr

P.S:I would kindly like a direct download, rather than getting CDs cause i have a ADSL internet connection.

Thanks for your help.

[salil_bhagurkar]

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[anon19287473]

I have a good expertise in application programming in C, C++, Visual Basic, VC++. I have posted many of my projects in PlanetSourceCode.com an won quite a lot of contests.Now i would like to develop a GUI OS a strong, fast one....could anybody suggest some good GUI open source OS other than the Linux cause i heard that its quite tough to follow and a site and a free ebook(am i too demanding!)about OSs to learn fomr

P.S:I would kindly like a direct download, rather than getting CDs cause i have a ADSL internet connection.

Thanks for your help.

There are a couple great GUI OS's out there. Syllable (formerly AtheOS), MenuetOS/KolibriOS (if you can use ASM), HaikuOS (BeOS clone) and AROS (Amiga clone). Linux is not a GUI OS, in that the GUI is not integrated into the kernel, perhaps you should look at developing a GUI on top of Linux or FreeBSD, like what Mac did w/ OSX. FBUI (http://home.comcast.net/~fbui/) or NANO-X might be a good place to start.

I HIGHLY recommend Syllable (formerly AtheOS), its API is written almost entirely in C++, which is sounds like you are proficient in.