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| Thread ID: 87655 | 2008-02-29 06:07:00 | ReactOS | stormdragon (6013) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 644838 | 2008-02-29 06:07:00 | Anybody ever tried ReactOS (www.reactos.org)? | stormdragon (6013) | ||
| 644839 | 2008-02-29 06:57:00 | Yes - it's not as good as Windows, but it's mighty impressive. | Erayd (23) | ||
| 644840 | 2008-02-29 08:03:00 | Never heard of it before but it looks quite interesting... I'll certainly be trying it out at some point | Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 644841 | 2008-02-29 08:10:00 | Thanks Bletch, might download it this weekend if I've got the time. I had never heard of it either till the other day I stumbled across it somehow, will let you guys know what I think. |
stormdragon (6013) | ||
| 644842 | 2008-02-29 08:29:00 | Looks real interesting downloading two version both Live CD and Install only 27.7 Mb for the install - Interesting to see others comments as well. | wainuitech (129) | ||
| 644843 | 2008-02-29 10:02:00 | So it's not just a shell replacement like LiteStep (www.litestep.net/) or Cairo (http:)? | sal (67) | ||
| 644844 | 2008-02-29 10:13:00 | just downloaded it. vmware reconised it straight away and it was running in about 2 seconds. I take it i can load windows programs on it as usual? | plod (107) | ||
| 644845 | 2008-02-29 10:23:00 | So it's not just a shell replacement like LiteStep (www.litestep.net/) or Cairo (http:)?Nope - it's a full, open-source OS, that completely clones the Win32 API (and much of the Windows interface too :rolleyes:). Note to the confused people (someone asked me earlier): ReactOS is *not* a Linux distribution. |
Erayd (23) | ||
| 644846 | 2008-02-29 20:54:00 | But ReactOS is a lot more than Linux that looks like Windows and was compiled with WINE in the kernel. ReactOS is WINE. Since early 2006, WINE now runs a large percentage of standard Windows programs under fairly stable circumstances, including Microsoft Office, most productivity applications/suites, and several games. As of the time this article was published, ReactOS maintains ‘CompDB,’ its database of verified working programs on ReactOS. Besides the standard programs run under the same context as WINE on Linux, ReactOS goes even further by aiming complete compatibility with Windows drivers and services. Most simple drivers will install without a hitch on ReactOS; including LAN network drivers, AC '97 audio drivers, mice, keyboards, and more. Basically any drivers that come in a single INF file and don’t rely on accompanying services or applications to run seem to work great, with minimal trouble. At the moment it seems that ReactOS’ biggest obstacle is the cross-compatibility with Windows. As an operating system it is moving along great and at a decent pace, covering ground well and reliably. But much of its compatibility relies on the WINE project – meaning that both projects will float or sink together. Unfortunately, development, milestones, and general success in the WINE project isn’t often, and it has a very long way to go before it can reach anywhere near the amount of compatibility required for ReactOS to reach beta stage. |
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| 644847 | 2008-02-29 23:18:00 | I'm going to try out the liveCD today.. any hints as to what I should run it on (for maximum compatibility?) | Agent_24 (57) | ||
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