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There is already opensource Windows implementation: Wine. Perhaps they could contribute there. In the meantime Windows 10 certification no longer requires opti
by jkot 12y ago
There is already opensource Windows implementation: Wine. Perhaps they could contribute there.
In the meantime Windows 10 certification no longer requires option to disable secure boot. It might not be possible to install alternative operating systems on new computers.
- jordigh 12y agoI guess ReactOS is really more like an OS. Wine is just implementing the Windows API, not a whole OS.
- giancarlostoro 12y agoEven so, having used Play On Linux (I guess a "Wine fork") just to run Flash on Linux where it wouldn't I've had positive results thus far. ReactOS is nice, but it's a whole OS, and it's not necessarily the greatest option just yet, plus you wouldn't get to run many Linux packages.
- spystath 12y agoPlayOnLinux is just a (very useful) wrapper around wine. It uses stock wine and you can even use multiple versions of wine with it.
- farresito 12y agoDoesn't really matter to much whether Wine exists or not. People are not arguing about whether Windows software runs on Linux or not. What people actually want (or would like, I guess) is for Windows to be open source. They would like to be able to contribute, maybe, and to avoid closed software.
- emodendroket 12y agoWin32 is not Windows; the latter encompasses many more things.