I'm looking on how to develop a truly portable application.
It can starts even when we boot up a computer.
So, without Window/OS the application inside the Flash drive still can operate and be able to connect to network.
If you have any idea on it, please let me know
Thanks
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you can just take any of the small linux distros and ready it is.
Otto Sykora
Basel, Switzerland
You always need some kind of operating system. The operating system is the layer between your programs and your computer hardware. If you want to create an app that doesn't need an operating system then you'd basically have to build a mini operating system into your app.
As suggested, rather than go down that road, you're better off using a very small Linux distribution and setting up a bootable Flash drive version. Something like DSL, TinyCore or Puppy Linux would be examples of such a distribution.
And you'll have the usua config prpblems on a typical newly installed OS, such as missing drivers or network IP's. This is fine for a computer whose config you knos, but not for other ones
For Windows yes but not so for Linux Live systems.
Ed