ReactOS 0.4.0 Released For Open-Source Windows Experience

[rabcor]

Not necessarily. I've recently seen a linux box using WINE to run an XP era property program that W7 failed to run. As Microsoft closes off the PC, and W7 EOL (2020) draws near, there might be some interest in maintaining ReactOS by some parties. Especially if they can get an ARM port going where Microsoft failed to do so.

Yes, now if only those parties would fund this project.. Things would go a bit faster, I'm surprised in fact that the russian government doesn't help fund this project, they sure have shown interest.

[Michael_S]

ReactOS was a very interesting and promising project... about 10 years ago.

SATA support as a new feature in 2016 is beyond pathetic. Seriously, *all* our company computers are running on M.2/NVMe. Same goes for my home PC. By 2020 they *might* get full XP win32 compatibility, but don't hold your breath lol.

It's a volunteer project with no big money funding development. If you don't like it, don't use it. Don't insult the people working on it.

[stiiixy]

Yes, now if only those parties would fund this project.. Things would go a bit faster, I'm surprised in fact that the russian government doesn't help fund this project, they sure have shown interest.

I believe the React team actually tried to get funding at some point from the Russian government who put out some funding for a series of official OS' only recently (last couple of years).

[OlafLostViking]

SATA support as a new feature in 2016 is beyond pathetic.

I am not using ReactOS, so I probably misunderstand: But their announcement says that SATA was introduced with 0.3.10 in 2009. The 0.4.0 announcement just lists all changes from 0.3.0 which was published 10 years ago.

[ruthan]

Well for emulation without XP license i could be great once, but for now is only prototype and maybe 1% of apps working, so not big deal.

[Passso]

As hardware and Windows evolve faster than they can achieve work this project will never end... unless a miraculous amount of money found it.

[Guest]

ReactOS was a very interesting and promising project... about 10 years ago.

SATA support as a new feature in 2016 is beyond pathetic. Seriously, *all* our company computers are running on M.2/NVMe. Same goes for my home PC. By 2020 they *might* get full XP win32 compatibility, but don't hold your breath lol.

It is interesting since there are barely any similar projects. But like many hobbyist projects, it may not particularly useful and it doesn't necessarily have to be.

[starshipeleven]

Considering that it is basically reverse-engineering, that's great.

Anyone that compares this to the advance rate of Linux or even of Windows is a moron. Reverse-engineering is orders of magnitude more PITA than just coming up with something from scratch like other OS do, or even change stuff every kernel release if it seems better for performance to do so (like linux).

On the other hand, if you compare it with OSX..... (yeah, kidding a bit. But a bit of truth too)

Wait until 2028. That's when they'll have full HDMI support.

fixed.

[starshipeleven]

As hardware and Windows evolve faster than they can achieve work this project will never end... unless a miraculous amount of money found it.

In Soviet Russia money finds you. (also for real, they are sponsored by russkies now.

[onokun]

Now, since you can't get 3d acceleration on hardware older than 5-6 years on linux, I'm looking for an alternative os to run my p3-p4 era boxes and react os looks like a good choice.
Working drivers for Matrox g400? Yes, please.