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ReactOS 0.3 RC1 Released

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the window-sans-windows dept.

ajdlinux writes "A few days ago ReactOS 0.3 RC1 was released! After a long 6 months without a release this seems good! The ReactOS team has also started a software compatibility list for programs that are ReactOS-compatible. AFAIK the documentation and wiki hasn't yet been updated, but it should be soon. Go get it and try it out!"

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  1. Well, because it's a windows like OS... by GonzoTech · · Score: 4, Insightful
    .. does that mean that we're subject to viruses, spyware, and other things that love to eat up Windows?

    I guess the good news is that I can get a FREE OS that will get manipulated just by hooking up to the net.

    My two cents..

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    1. Re:Well, because it's a windows like OS... by dillee1 · · Score: 4, Insightful

      yes and no.

      Yes if you click yes to every random popup and run unknown exe w/o a thought. No OS can help you this way.

      No if you are talking about automated worms. Being windows compartible doesn't mean that it need to imitate its security holes as well.

  2. Re:Excited submitter? by MoonFog · · Score: 2, Insightful

    And for a release CANDIDATE?

  3. Re:From the ReactOS website: by CastrTroy · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Windows on the desktop also leaves a lot to be desired. I find that it leaves more to be desired than Linux.

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  4. Re:Ummm by SydShamino · · Score: 4, Insightful

    "1, which generally indicates a finished version of a piece of software"

    Shouldn't this be modded as Funny?

    I think 1.0 generally indicates that the bug severity vs. manager severity ratio has tipped in favor of the manager, and the product ships regardless.

    Even in products that actually, you know, work at 1.0, rarely are they finished.

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