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I believe I saw an article somewhere on the ethernets in regards to ReactOS having a sort-of paid-for support division. It looked to be focused on the Russian regions, but if it picks up there, it could see more development and actually possibly become something of use. Supporting old apps etc.
And the last 12 months were about gutting and reimplementing some of the low-down internals as well if I was reading the previous update notes correct. So now maybe more external facing elements like drivers and software compatilibity can progress.
Again, think and though I saw.Last edited by stiiixy; 31 May 2013, 06:20 AM.Hi
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For some people it will be very hard/expensive to move away from old windows versions, eg
colinneagle writes "During a recent trip to an eye doctor, I noticed that she was still using Windows XP. After I suggested that she might need to upgrade soon, she said she couldn't because she couldn't afford the $10,000 fee involved with the specialty medical software that has been upgraded for W...
There are also plenty of people using odd peripherals from companies, that either no longer exist, or have no interest in rewriting drivers for old hardware (when they would rather you bought some new hardware).
In reality these folk will probably just keep using XP as long as they can. maybe they will disconnect the machines from the network to keep them safe (the older stuff may have never been network connected at all). but one day their harddrive will fail, and reinstalling XP will not be easy.
If reactos can work for them, it may be a very nice option. It will cover drivers, where wine can only cover applications.
Also I wonder if it would be useful for testing if my own software runs on windows. I guess if it does not, then its hard to know if its my fault or a limitation in reactos.
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Originally posted by BO$$ View PostYou keep hallucinating. Is the linux world really like the Apple world? As in the users get brainwashed.
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Originally posted by schmidtbag View Post...what? Linux can run windows programs better than reactOS. It can run more windows programs than reactOS. It has more windows-like features than reactOS. Not sure how you think I'm hallucinating when the facts are right in front of us.
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Originally posted by schmidtbag View PostAgreed, but on the other hand, what was the point of making it in the first place? Linux is better at being windows than ReactOS, in a compatibility and functionality point of view anyway.
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Spoiler alert: In order to impress Honda engineers and get a job.
They build it to prove what they are capable of, in order for microsoft to hire them. Nothing else!
Originally posted by DeepDayze View PostReactos would be ideal for supporting legacy server apps that generally run on NT 4 or Win2K Server, which have been EOL'd by MS a long time ago.
Originally posted by stiiixy View PostI believe I saw an article somewhere on the ethernets in regards to ReactOS having a sort-of paid-for support division. It looked to be focused on the Russian regions, but if it picks up there, it could see more development and actually possibly become something of use. Supporting old apps etc.
Originally posted by uid313 View PostYes, Windows XP is EOL on 8 april 2014.
Windows XP sucks though, Windows 7 and Windows 8 is much better (some things suck in Windows 8 though), but the upcoming Windows 8.1 is looking promising.Last edited by brosis; 31 May 2013, 06:03 PM.
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Originally posted by brosis View PostAsk a question to yourself - why would you build a Honda clone in your garage??
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Spoiler alert: In order to impress Honda engineers and get a job.
They build it to prove what they are capable of, in order for microsoft to hire them. Nothing else!
Yes, they could work on Linux (distributions), or some other commonly used OS's, but that wouldn't necessarily help them in learning all the things they might learn in developing ReactOS.
Mind naming some individuals who got a job at Microsoft as a result of working on ReactOS? I would be interested in such a list.
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