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- Fri Jun 26, 2020 11:58 am
- Forum: General Discussion and Feedback
- Topic: Two decades later...what's the point?
- Replies: 67
- Views: 10802
Re: Two decades later...what's the point?
There are many reasons for ROS now. They include: Freedom from Windows "bloat" that slows down the machine and adds security problems. Wanting something that gives you freedom and doesn't bind you to the wishes of a corporation. Compatibility with older hardware, even recently "older" hardware that ...
- Mon Feb 10, 2020 12:39 am
- Forum: General Discussion and Feedback
- Topic: My Opinion Regarding ReactOS Donations and Funding
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3608
Re: My Opinion Regarding ReactOS Donations and Funding
The only way I'd support this would be for there to be a separate Sponsors page. If you want ads, you go there.
- Sat Feb 01, 2020 9:45 am
- Forum: General Discussion and Feedback
- Topic: What is the philosophy of ReactOS?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2437
Re: What is the philosophy of ReactOS?
1. It will likely continue to support the 2003 Server for a while. However, some newer APIs are already included. So they may change targets in the future. Nobody really knows. They may add some forward compatibility. 2. The intended users are whoever wants to use it. It would be good for gamers sin...
- Sat Feb 01, 2020 9:22 am
- Forum: General Discussion and Feedback
- Topic: Original Microsoft OpenSource Windows parts
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3821
Re: Original Microsoft OpenSource Windows parts
I believe this could use a wiki page.
- Wed Jan 29, 2020 5:29 am
- Forum: General Discussion and Feedback
- Topic: Some simple questions:
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3239
Re: Some simple questions:
The overall answer is yes and no, just use at own risk and make sure you back up any important data.
- Tue Jan 21, 2020 5:49 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: 16-bit installer workaroud
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2301
Re: 16-bit installer workaroud
From what I understand, Windows parses it out and runs its own, at least on the newer ones.
- Sat Jan 18, 2020 1:52 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: ReactOS updater
- Replies: 24
- Views: 15772
Re: ReactOS updater
Yeah, I think I misread the first part of your sentence. Right now, we just have the downloads. That's why I suggested my older idea. If you had a program to examine the ISOs and pull out what changed and then register the necessary files, that would work for now. But yeah, it would be interesting i...
- Fri Jan 17, 2020 3:20 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: ReactOS updater
- Replies: 24
- Views: 15772
Re: ReactOS updater
Yes, but if there is a server for update of ReactOS, it would be very good. So you mean like remote updates across an entire local network? Yes, that would be great in an enterprise environment. And my earlier comment about BITS was concerning 3rd-party software that uses it. I am pretty sure that ...
- Wed Jan 15, 2020 4:22 am
- Forum: General Discussion and Feedback
- Topic: ReactOS should seek corporate donations
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2122
Re: ReactOS should seek corporate donations
I agree. You don't really want to look like you have your hand out. Maybe something like a "premiere licensing" option. There needs to be some sort of incentive to make the corporate types want to give. So offering things like tech support, features they find important, or prestige might work. Of co...
- Sat Jan 04, 2020 3:29 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: ReactOS updater
- Replies: 24
- Views: 15772
Re: ReactOS updater
And it is not even an option at this point. Even if the updaters were compatible, and even if ROS could accept their upgrades, XP and 2003 support are long gone.
- Thu Jan 02, 2020 5:30 am
- Forum: General Discussion and Feedback
- Topic: User "blackwingcat" from the msfn BB
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7589
Re: User "blackwingcat" from the msfn BB
Taking the above further, if you fix the one used to replace the "official" one to where it works, then you might end up with breakage elsewhere. Or you can do it the other way by putting the official file in place of the ROS file if you are looking for associated breakages when things are done corr...
- Fri Nov 22, 2019 5:38 am
- Forum: General Discussion and Feedback
- Topic: Re: Mascot for ReactOS
- Replies: 153
- Views: 113918
Re: Re: Mascot for ReactOS
Make it a purple alien girl with a bunch of scalp tentacles and eyestalks. Few can figure her out, much like the few here who have figured out a Windows kernel.
- Sat Oct 26, 2019 5:08 am
- Forum: General Discussion and Feedback
- Topic: Re: Mascot for ReactOS
- Replies: 153
- Views: 113918
Re: Re: Mascot for ReactOS
Yeah, I had to look closer to see the USB "trident" logo.
- Fri Oct 25, 2019 8:47 am
- Forum: General Discussion and Feedback
- Topic: Re: Mascot for ReactOS
- Replies: 153
- Views: 113918
Re: Re: Mascot for ReactOS
Why is the girl cutting herself? Oh, never heard of "sawing" USB. So a Russian pun. But the more I think of it, the more it makes sense since, in the US, we do have a tool that is called a hacksaw. And yes, our USB code is still a bit "hacky."
- Fri Oct 25, 2019 8:41 am
- Forum: General Discussion and Feedback
- Topic: What would happen to the ReactOS project if Microsoft decided to make Windows open source, and will it ever happen?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 6451
Re: What would happen to the ReactOS project if Microsoft decided to make Windows open source, and will it ever happen?
That's the whole point. NOT all core components are THEIRS to "open source", and they cannot cleanly separate them without having to re-develop parts. I just gave an example, but the issue is general. It has to do with the problem that licenses can be given for specific usage manners... but not for...