   Make your own favourite OS, like a pizza
  This should be fun. Describe your own perfect OS by starting with a base (existing OS) and add some toppings (elements from various other OSes).I'll start.Core OS:Take Windows XP Professional (32-bit) SP3, remove IE, Outlook, WMP.Add start menu searching/Spotlight for application launching (i.e. type calc, press Enter to run Calculator) from Windows 7/Mac OS X.Add multitouch touchpad gestures from Mac OS X (and hardware touchpad from MacBook).Add Expose task switching from Mac OS X.Add multiple desktop (2~4) switching from Linux/Mac.Add console/shell/terminal from Linux/Mac.Software:Add Chrome browser as default browser.Add Gmail as default email client.My perfect OS, more or less. :)P.S. I'm currently using XP, although I've tried 7 and briefly Mac OS X.P.P.S. I've just realized Mac OS X has pretty much everything I'm looking for. I guess the main thing keeping me back is that I can't get hardware like this if I go for a 13" MBP. :(   
  It's Windows 7 but it lets you stab people through the Internet.  Careful when your kids use it, they'll have less friends that way.   ;  Start with:- Win7 Ultimate 64-bit.Replace Stock Components:- Replace Task Manager with Process Explorer.- Replace Search Indexer with something more "Power User" configurable (TBD).- Replace Notepad/Wordpad with Notepad++.Customize:- Disable animation on minimize/maximize.- Turn off smooth scrolling on all UI elements.- Change all explorer windows to Details view (Filename, Size, Date, Attributes).- Disable folder content type detection via registry.- Change taskbar to double height, small icons, add toolbars 'My Computer' and 'Address Bar' to upper half.- Switch keyboard to Japanese/Microsoft IME, undock the language bar so windows doesn't periodically nuke my taskbar layout.- Switch time format to 23:59 yyyy-mm-dd.Additions:- VS2008, TortoiseSVN, TortoiseHg, Perforce, AraxisMerge- Microsoft Security Essentials- Live Mesh- Steam, Ventrilo, Trillian- CCCP, ffdshow, ZoomPlayerWishlist:- Replace Desktop with an EagleMode/WinDirStat hybrid and have quick hotkey to toggle visibility of foreground apps without fucking up Z-order, minimization and maximization state like Windows inevitably does with its existing hotkeys.- (EDIT) Also would like the same feature Benjamin just mentioned.   ;  1. Take win32 XP.2. Remove the ability for programs to uninstall without cleaning up the registry.3. Replace Windows Firewall with ZoneAlarm   ;  Take Ubuntu 10.04Fix All Wine Bugs.Thats it, actually.   ;  Take Windows 7.Add ability to close any Lounge thread I don't like.Per-fect.   ;  Core OS:Windows 2000 Professional, SP4 with all updates (it was blazing fast)Windows 7 driver supportOSX SpotlightMacOS Classic responsivenessNative desktop switchingBASH instead of Command Prompt/DOSSeamless mouse gesture support throughoutThat's about it.  Guess I'm easy to please :P;  Sounds more like building a distribution than an actual OS...   ;  windows 7.done.dunno :) it works perfect and fast and all.oh, and win home server as the center of your home, and all 'clients' only with ssds. life is great.   ;  deleted   