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ReactOS 0.1.0 Released

Posted by timothy on from the and-for-your-39th-os dept.

JasonFilby writes "ReactOS 0.1.0 has been released! ReactOS is an Open Source effort to develop a quality operating system that is compatible with Windows NT applications and drivers. In this release, among other new features and fixes, especially worth mentioning are the ability to boot from CD and self-hosting capabilities (ReactOS can be compiled on ReactOS)." ReactOS has been in progress for a while, often tied to other projects with the aim of seamlessly replacing Windows: you can download an image of Bochs 2.0 with ReactOS 0.1.0 preloaded from the download and changelog page.

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  1. Could it be merged with wine?? by t0qer · · Score: 5, Interesting

    While this is cool a bunch of guys with time on their hands figured out how to get binary compatility with NT, the one thing that holds people to NT now(XP/2k) is the direct X layer between hardware and OS.

    It's still a pretty good feat though and is noteworthy of frontpage news. If the authors are reading would you mind answering a few questions?
    1. What timeline do the authors see for adding a directX layer?
    2. Do you forsee using the wineX code for reference or will you rewrite it from scratch?

  2. Re:Embedded systems? by JasonFilby · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Although we aren't expressly targeting embedded, it is an option. However, I'd say ReactOS would make the biggest impact on the desktop.

    Cheers
    Jason