First of all, ReactOS is not now a mere clone of Windows. ReactOS is an operating system that is compatible with Microsoft Windows applications and drivers. Some of the reasons are the same as the reasons for developing Linux (an open-source UNIX clone). In short, Linux is a great operating system but it is not the answer for everybody. There are a lot of people that like Microsoft Windows but are very frustrated with Microsoft's policies on various issues.
The 9x family of Microsoft Windows is based on DOS and shares many of its weaknesses which is the primary reason why Microsoft Windows has such a bad name. The Microsoft Windows NT™ family of Windows, however, has a solid design. Not everything is perfect but without access to the source code, there is no way to fix it so a compatible operating system must be built from the ground up.
Think of ReactOS as a community-created o/s with honourable goals, ie. to create a free-to-use Windows-compatible o/s that will be quick to install, quick to run, and easy to operate. Think of it in the same spirit as a "Linux for Windows users" or perhaps more accurately as a "Windows o/s for Linux users"? Both built in the same spirit with a similar aim in mind.
ReactOS is a desirable object given that it should free Windows development from the shackles of Microsoft's current business model. That is a great target in itself. When it achieves beta release it will provide a home for the continued development of legacy applications (win32, MFC and the like) and their future will be rosy well away from the UWP framework that Microsoft is imposing upon both users and developers alike in its current business aim to dominate tablet and IoT devices
Yes i waste time of here, because its did not help,
Think of ReactOS as a community-created o/s with honourable goals, ie. to create a free-to-use Windows-compatible o/s that will be quick to install, quick to run, and easy to operate. Think of it in the same spirit as a "Linux for Windows users" or perhaps more accurately as a "Windows o/s for Linux users"? Both built in the same spirit with a similar aim in mind.
ReactOS is a desirable object given that it should free Windows development from the shackles of Microsoft's current business model. That is a great target in itself. When it achieves beta release it will provide a home for the continued development of legacy applications (win32, MFC and the like) and their future will be rosy well away from the UWP framework that Microsoft is imposing upon both users and developers alike in its current business aim to dominate tablet and IoT devices
Yes but what can be supported or not? Its poor that old XP computer with Atom and old windows XP computer only be supported.
ReactOS has the potential for a much higher degree of compatibility – especially for Microsoft Windows drivers – which Wine does not address.
But issue with ReactOS its too unstable compared with linux.
Really? Leaked Source-Code is illegal! Please read Is ReactOS legal? Leaked code is not helpful at all because we want to stay legal.
Even if reactOS have 2000 developers its still have issue when windows 10 and ReactOS be to simular they lose microsoft money, so microsoft will still say they be to simular so its did not help?
So please tell my when and even reactOS be success if they will do it? may before every windows XP computer its to old that did not works longer?
I think is safer to help linux than reactos because its take so long time.
You see what happed with
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_XP they dead long before centOS and other. Also mandriva linux get some issue also openoffice with docx support, so now its only libreoffice that support it.
So am sure when ReactOS be stabile product, they will face much issue with microsoft and other, its still issue with duke nukem reloaded (Serius sam clone serius duke and:
https://www.mi6-hq.com/news/index.php?itemid=6578 https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/fil ... 534402159/ i guess they break some copyright to add support to windows 10 or xbox series X but as user i did not care if that did not issue to users, but its poor that money only make issue with free project because they company have money to close all opensource or free project because they did not have money.