[DotGNU]Strange questions...

[Jason Batchelor]

Well, as my Java course is wrapping up, I'm contemplating what to do in 
terms of working on my programming skills. Now, I would love to be able 
to say that I'm a competent C or C++ programmer, but unfortunately that 
is not the case, yet. However, what I would like to know is what skills 
would be of best benefit to me if I wanted to actively contribute to 
the DotGNU project.

I would love to see a CLR that runs the GUI elements of DotGNU on Mac 
OS X without having to use X11. I don't know, though, exactly what is 
needed in order to accomplish this feat. I know that one of the core 
beliefs of the DotGNU project is to avoid vendor lock-in... does 
writing libraries to make WinForms run natively (without X11) on the 
Mac help or hinder that goal?

Thanks for your patience with me as I get started with this. Hope to 
hear from you all, and I hope I can make some positive contribution to 
this very promising project!

Jason M. Batchelor