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ReactOS

79 points by DeathArrow 5mo ago

souvlakee 5mo ago
Not funny anymore.
- Borgz 5mo ago
  It never was supposed to be.
andrewstuart 5mo ago
A windows compatible OS is a good idea but it looks more likely to be Linux.
- rvz 5mo ago
  You mean Windows subsystem for Linux. Having a full Windows desktop with a Linux install saves me from formatting and partitioning into yet another installation mess that Linux still has and choosing a distro while not messing around with display managers or searching around why some apps do not display correctly when connecting to an external monitor. The best Linux distro is Windows (with WSL).
- grishka 5mo ago
  As someone who very much dislikes the Linux/Unix philosophy, I'm happy to see diversity.
  - jachee 5mo ago
    Out of pure curiosity, what do you “very much dislike” about it?
    - Leonard_of_Q 5mo ago
      Don't get him started: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=grishka%20linux&sort=byPopularity&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...
      - jachee 5mo ago
        Heh… Wait ‘til I tell him that his beloved macOS is Unix underneath.
        grishka 5mo ago
        I know and I don't like that either. But at least I don't have to touch the Unix layer too often.
    - chasil 5mo ago
      There have been some notable discussions here on this subject. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22076348 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22076348
      - grishka 5mo ago
        That's an excellent talk, thanks for sharing it. And yes that USB gadget thing. I had to use it recently to turn a RPi Zero into a parallel -> USB converter. It's impossible to debug and sometimes makes you question your own sanity. Here's my script that does it: https://github.com/grishka/miscellaneous/blob/master/AVDecoder/rpi/usb_gadget https://github.com/grishka/miscellaneous/blob/master/AVDecod...
amelius 5mo ago
Note: unrelated to React.
- Nursie 5mo ago
  Considerably predates it I think. I’ve followed ReactOS on and off for years, since the early 00s. Looking at the website, they celebrated their 30th anniversary recently which is pretty impressive.
- throwaway613746 5mo ago
  ReactOS came first though.
deleted 5mo ago
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Nursie 5mo ago
Always an interesting project and some great achievements, but it’s hard to see it being more useful than Linux + Wine (or now Proton) Does anyone use ReactOS in a production-like fashion?
- gunalx 5mo ago
  Last i tried it a couple years ago, it was basically impossible to install natively. (On basic intel haswell system)
- grishka 5mo ago
  Not yet but it seems like they've finally started working towards that. Driver compatibility has improved dramatically over the last few years, for one.
  - deaddodo 5mo ago
    Do they finally have a WDM compatible driver stack? For a long time, that was their biggest hamper to being anything useful as a real desktop. If they can pass that hurdle + add WDDM, I'd be willing to take another look at them even if application compatibility remains hit and miss.
    - jeditobe 5mo ago
      Intel, NVIDIA, AMD GPU Drivers Finally Play Nice With ReactOS https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/03/21/1712201/intel-nvidia-amd-gpu-drivers-finally-play-nice-with-reactos https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/03/21/1712201/intel-nvidi...
- dosshell 5mo ago
  Drivers exclusive for Windows. You know your old Soundblaster AWE64 Gold, with all bundled programs [0]. Or that very special Analog Video grabber card you have. Wine is user space. This is the full OS. [0] Ok, that maybe works in linux, but you get your point.
ChrisArchitect 5mo ago
Related: 30 Years of ReactOS https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46716469 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46716469
WesSouza 5mo ago
Why is this relevant today?
- bananaflag 5mo ago
  Same as Haiku
- flaburgan 5mo ago
  I think it actually is even more relevant today than 10 years ago, as the only real production use case I can imagine for it is specialized industrial software written only for XP that no one wants to update to w10 because of the risk of breaking production but which are running on a not supported anymore OS full of vulnerabilities. If really ReactOS achieves parity then that's a possible niche.
  - deaddodo 5mo ago
    That was the argument back in the day too. For people/devices not looking to run Windows XP/Vista. I don't think the metric has ever changed. What has is the scope as Microsoft continues to chug along. But, I believe, their goal is still primarily some hybrid of Win98/Win2K compatibility.
    - AlexBrooks1 5mo ago
      [dead]
  - rib3ye 5mo ago
    I think OP means, this project is very old, what's new about it?
    - chasil 5mo ago
      It runs btrfs, if you like to live dangerously.
  - bb88 5mo ago
    I remember seeing laser cutter drivers which only ran on Windows XP, but the cutters themselves were still in use and worked great. For (ham) radio programming software which often only supports windows, getting the programmer working on reactOS seems like a win.
jeditobe 5mo ago
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/05/06/171220/reactos-unifies-installation-media-introduces-gui-installer-and-new-ata-driver https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/05/06/171220/reactos-unif... ReactOS Unifies Installation Media, Introduces GUI Installer and New ATA Driver

ReactOS

79 points by DeathArrow 5mo ago

souvlakee 5mo ago

Not funny anymore.

Borgz 5mo ago
It never was supposed to be.

andrewstuart 5mo ago

A windows compatible OS is a good idea but it looks more likely to be Linux.

rvz 5mo ago
You mean Windows subsystem for Linux. Having a full Windows desktop with a Linux install saves me from formatting and partitioning into yet another installation mess that Linux still has and choosing a distro while not messing around with display managers or searching around why some apps do not display correctly when connecting to an external monitor. The best Linux distro is Windows (with WSL).
grishka 5mo ago
As someone who very much dislikes the Linux/Unix philosophy, I'm happy to see diversity.
- jachee 5mo ago
  Out of pure curiosity, what do you “very much dislike” about it?
  - Leonard_of_Q 5mo ago
    Don't get him started: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=grishka%20linux&sort=byPopularity&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...
    - jachee 5mo ago
      Heh… Wait ‘til I tell him that his beloved macOS is Unix underneath.
      - grishka 5mo ago
        I know and I don't like that either. But at least I don't have to touch the Unix layer too often.
  - chasil 5mo ago
    There have been some notable discussions here on this subject. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22076348 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22076348
    - grishka 5mo ago
      That's an excellent talk, thanks for sharing it. And yes that USB gadget thing. I had to use it recently to turn a RPi Zero into a parallel -> USB converter. It's impossible to debug and sometimes makes you question your own sanity. Here's my script that does it: https://github.com/grishka/miscellaneous/blob/master/AVDecoder/rpi/usb_gadget https://github.com/grishka/miscellaneous/blob/master/AVDecod...

amelius 5mo ago

Note: unrelated to React.

Nursie 5mo ago
Considerably predates it I think. I’ve followed ReactOS on and off for years, since the early 00s. Looking at the website, they celebrated their 30th anniversary recently which is pretty impressive.
throwaway613746 5mo ago
ReactOS came first though.

deleted 5mo ago

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Nursie 5mo ago

Always an interesting project and some great achievements, but it’s hard to see it being more useful than Linux + Wine (or now Proton) Does anyone use ReactOS in a production-like fashion?

gunalx 5mo ago
Last i tried it a couple years ago, it was basically impossible to install natively. (On basic intel haswell system)
grishka 5mo ago
Not yet but it seems like they've finally started working towards that. Driver compatibility has improved dramatically over the last few years, for one.
- deaddodo 5mo ago
  Do they finally have a WDM compatible driver stack? For a long time, that was their biggest hamper to being anything useful as a real desktop. If they can pass that hurdle + add WDDM, I'd be willing to take another look at them even if application compatibility remains hit and miss.
  - jeditobe 5mo ago
    Intel, NVIDIA, AMD GPU Drivers Finally Play Nice With ReactOS https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/03/21/1712201/intel-nvidia-amd-gpu-drivers-finally-play-nice-with-reactos https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/03/21/1712201/intel-nvidi...
dosshell 5mo ago
Drivers exclusive for Windows. You know your old Soundblaster AWE64 Gold, with all bundled programs [0]. Or that very special Analog Video grabber card you have. Wine is user space. This is the full OS. [0] Ok, that maybe works in linux, but you get your point.

ChrisArchitect 5mo ago

Related: 30 Years of ReactOS https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46716469 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46716469

WesSouza 5mo ago

Why is this relevant today?

bananaflag 5mo ago
Same as Haiku
flaburgan 5mo ago
I think it actually is even more relevant today than 10 years ago, as the only real production use case I can imagine for it is specialized industrial software written only for XP that no one wants to update to w10 because of the risk of breaking production but which are running on a not supported anymore OS full of vulnerabilities. If really ReactOS achieves parity then that's a possible niche.
- deaddodo 5mo ago
  That was the argument back in the day too. For people/devices not looking to run Windows XP/Vista. I don't think the metric has ever changed. What has is the scope as Microsoft continues to chug along. But, I believe, their goal is still primarily some hybrid of Win98/Win2K compatibility.
  - AlexBrooks1 5mo ago
    [dead]
- rib3ye 5mo ago
  I think OP means, this project is very old, what's new about it?
  - chasil 5mo ago
    It runs btrfs, if you like to live dangerously.
- bb88 5mo ago
  I remember seeing laser cutter drivers which only ran on Windows XP, but the cutters themselves were still in use and worked great. For (ham) radio programming software which often only supports windows, getting the programmer working on reactOS seems like a win.

jeditobe 5mo ago

https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/05/06/171220/reactos-unifies-installation-media-introduces-gui-installer-and-new-ata-driver https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/05/06/171220/reactos-unif... ReactOS Unifies Installation Media, Introduces GUI Installer and New ATA Driver