Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 12th Sep 2007 21:46 UTC
ReactOS 0.3.3 has been released. "The Win32 subsystem is in the beginning of a total overhaul to make it completely compatible with NT5 which may introduce various drops in application compatibility from time to time, however in the 0.3.3 release it has had a positive impact on stability and compatibility with Win32 applications. As a generic result of these internal changes, the system feels a lot more stable in comparison to previous releases, and could be run on a real hardware (though usual limitations still apply - no USB, SATA, NTFS)." The screenshots page has been updated as well.
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RE[3]: Shifting targets
by dylansmrjones on Wed 12th Sep 2007 22:57
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Member since:2005-10-02
I don't know about that. If you have proprietary drivers that work, but have an OS that is no longer supported by the company behind it... well, suddenly it's not so stupid.
Besides that, there are open drivers as well (ext2fs drivers and some other fs-drivers in more or less working state).
Member since:2007-02-17
Well, IMO it's stupid to try to create a open windows clone
I disagree.
If ReactOS gets good enough to be able to run most Win32 binaries, then I would run it virtualized under Linux in a few years time in order to maintain legacy applications.
If it catches a virus, no biggie ... just wipe, rinse and restore from an image.
ReactOS virtualized under Linux could potentially become an ideal way to maintain support for legacy, binary, Windows-only cruft that you may find that you still need to keep running.
Member since:2007-05-17
RE[4]: Shifting targets
by Joe User on Wed 12th Sep 2007 23:26
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They are trying to create an open Windows system
Well, IMO it's stupid to try to create a open windows clone if you just end up running propietary drivers. Not that reactos isn't awesome despite of that....