[ros-dev] Getting a Windows Server 2003 license for the project?

[Aleksey Bragin]

On Jan 19, 2011, at 9:15 PM, Timo Kreuzer wrote:

> Am 19.01.2011 18:04, schrieb Pierre Schweitzer:
>>> Yeah that does make sense. However my point was, if only Pierre  
>>> is going to
>>> use it why not just get him his own copy.
>> True point. I actually thought I am not the only to practise test- 
>> based dev. But looking at the (lack of) comments, it seems I am.  
>> Taking that into account, it is not up to me to decide.
>
> I think you are making the wrong conclusions. My point on this  
> issue is pretty much like Geds, nothing to add.
> And speaking of test based development: Of course I am making  
> tests, but Windows XP and Windows 7 are just fine for that, unless  
> you test some very specific kernel stuff.

That's because vast majority of people involved in ReactOS project  
*at least* dualboots with a Windows installation.  And for any  
Windows driver developer this is obviously a must, since ReactOS is  
quite far from being the leading development environment :)

It would be handy to have a copy of Windows 2003 for leasing, if  
that's possible. However, installing it at a remotely-accessible  
location is nearly useless (unless you really want to RDP into a yet  
another Windows, which has VMWare inside of it, plus a WinDbg, and  
you want to develop/test drivers this way).


My 5 kopeyek.
WBR,
Aleksey.