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Ask Slashdot: Is ReactOS A Serious Alternative To Windows? (reactos.org)
dryriver writes: So I just discovered the ReactOS 0.4.4 Alpha... It seems like this is basically a free, open source Windows replacement in the making. Does anyone have serious experience with ReactOS?
Do you think that ReactOS will ever reach the point where you can basically say "bye bye" to Microsoft Windows, but keep using all your favorite Windows software under ReactOS? Will this be able to run Windows Games and DCC software that taps into the processing power of the GPU? Or will ReactOS wind up being "mildly compatible" with Windows software -- e.g. basic Office productivity type software works, but professional-grade 3D software like Maya/CATIA does not?
Do you think that ReactOS will ever reach the point where you can basically say "bye bye" to Microsoft Windows, but keep using all your favorite Windows software under ReactOS? Will this be able to run Windows Games and DCC software that taps into the processing power of the GPU? Or will ReactOS wind up being "mildly compatible" with Windows software -- e.g. basic Office productivity type software works, but professional-grade 3D software like Maya/CATIA does not?
ReactOS could be to Windows what a punch card reader is to a VR headset
The dangers of excessive individualism are nothing compared to the oppressiveness of excessive collectivism
So Windows could be to Android/Apple what 1/4inch magnetic tape drives are to solid state disk drives?
... but you can't have either without systemd.
Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."
Well, there's systemd egg sausage gnome3 and systemd. That's not got much systemd in it.
Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."