[ros-general] why folks

[Robert Köpferl]

We want API and even ABI compatibility. And also semantic compatibility, 
which is very hard do gain with an emulation layer.
ABI = binary compatible

Enrico Weigelt schrieb:
> Hi folks,
> 
> a very general question:
> 
> why are you developing a completely new kernel instead of using an
> existing one like linux or hurd and running reactos just as a 
> subsystem, perhaps with some kernel improvements.
> 
> For example: linux brings very good memory management and filesystem.
> If you want to use Xwindow, you can use a direct graphics backend 
> for the UI. Console applications could run directly on stdio as
> all unix console applications do.
> 
> Doing so lets you run the windows applications within a another
> host operating system and integrating both together.
> 
> So what are the advantages of another own kernel against a subsystem
> in another host operating system ?
> 
> 
> cu