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ReactOS Revealed
reactosfanboy writes "DRM Hacker Alex Ionescu explained the internals of ReactOS in a recent talk. Ionescu indicates that ReactOS is nearly 100% binary and API compatible with the Windows 2003 kernel, and that they are aiming for full Vista compatibility. Ionescu attempted to demonstrate ReactOS but only succeeded in installing it after two BSoDs. This alone should make it clear that ReactOS is still not ready for prime time." In what may be a red flag for Microsoft's lawyers, ReactOS is described as "an environment identical to Windows, both visually and internally." Here are slides from Ionescu's talk (PDF), which might prove more useful than the video offered in various forms at over 450 MB.
Without RTFA (or any prior knowledge of ReactOS, honestly), my first thought came to the leaked Windows source code. Of course, no one would be that stupid...right?
1) Is it more stable than XP or Win2003? That should be easy :)
2) Is it more stable WITH MY APPLICATIONS than the OS I'm using now? This is the really important question.
3) What about security vulnerabilities?
4) What about Microsoft application software security vulnerabilities?
5) What about replacements for MS application software that won't download on "non-genuine Microsoft" operating systems?
Remember folks, if your Microsoft Applications like IE6 have security vulnerabilities, and you run them on this platform, you may or may not be able to install the Microsoft patches.
Knowledge is how to play a game, intelligence is how to win, wisdom is knowing what game to play.
The bad dialog box rendering is on purpose - after all, they are trying to _accurately_ clone windows.
OS X runs on PCs. Despite what the Apple commercials would lead you to believe, The 'Mactels' are pretty much normal PCs (the 'biggest' difference between a Mac computer and a Dell/HP/other-OEM is EFI other than the default OS).
I'll repeat this again since a lot of people seem to have trouble realizing this: All new Macs that AREN'T running a PowerPC processor are PCs!!! So much for 'Think Different'!