A Bare-Bones Linux+Mono+GUI Distro?

nimble99 writes "I am a computer software engineer, focused mainly on the Windows platform — but most of my development time is spent in .NET. I would like to move my .NET development to Linux in the form of Mono, in an attempt at building a media-center type of device. All I require, is a base operating system with simple hardware support, Mono, and a window manager that (preferably) does nothing but act as a host for mono applications. Is this available? I dont know a lot about Linux, so I thought I would ask if there is already something like this available. Obviously a 'Mono Operating System' would be the cleanest solution, but a similar thing could be achieved with the barest minimum of Linux distros right?"

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foss schmoss, mono sux

[poptones]

I'm opposed to the use of mono because, so far, everything I've seen that uses it sucks utterly. Banshee comes closest to being cool but it doesn't work any better than the better supported rhythmbox. And f-spot... jeezus, what a lethargic clusterfuck of unusability - it's like it was designed by high school boys in their extra lab time.

Re:Don't.

[popeyethesailor]

I think GP's comment is quite valid. His comment was on the popularity of the framework on the Linux side of the fence, which is pretty much true. Outside of Suse, I'm not sure there's a lot of traction for Mono.

Re:Don't.

[Anonymous Coward]

You ideologically blinkered zealots still hold yourselves superior to every other life form on the planet even though this is the best sort of argument you can muster up. If this is what it means to be a geek, I'm burning my card now.

Re:Don't.

[Alex Belits]

I'm inclined to agree, but that wasn't what you said. You said no one outside of Novell/Microsoft cares, and I was addressing that ludicrous claim. That would like saying that I care about Britney Spears because it would be nice if she was a talented, well-adjusted person with great taste.

Nice... not only are you implying my programming skills suck (for no reason), but working under some false assumption that choice of language is in any way related to how much of a bad programmer you are! What a gem. If you are so tied to a particular language/infrastructure that you can't use anything else even if your goal requires it, you can't possibly be a good programmer.