1337 poisoning! I read 133mhz as "leemhz" and found myself terribly confused!
And as for speed, why worry about the code when we can just buy faster hardware? (j/k of course, though I use KDE anyway)
The last time I used Window Maker was... I wanna say Slackware 6? or 7? (My memory doesn't stretch well beyond a few hours...) May have to see what it's like again with 2GHz of AMD pumping it.
Out of curiousity, does anyone actually have a problem with GTK apps in KDE? I prefer the feel and plethora of configuration options of KDE but I use a lot of GTK software. Mmmmm, Gimp... Gaim... And at times I even like Nautilus, all under KDE.
So if KDE will run both major toolkits, (as will gnome, I believe) than it should only be a question of overall look, feel and configurability.
The only thing about KDE that makes us mad, my precious, is that the taskbar places apps top to bottom then left to right, when I'd rather it place them left to right THEN start a new row. If this is changeable without knowing how to reprogram it, let me know, eh?
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Meth. A REAL addiction.
(One day I'll say something that will IMPROVE my karma. One day...)
From what I can tell, ReactOS is designed to be anything, with NT as the first main target. I like Linux. I like Windows. I even like BeOS. I love Operating Systems... Playing with them... Watching them grow... I feel like I could design an impressive UI, but I can hardly program yet, so I'm forced to sit and watch hoping an OS gets close to what I'm after so I can focus on the desktop. BeOS shows promise in speed, but it's got a ways to go and no way to get there because it has to make it back to where it already was in an open source suit. Windows is locked down to what Microsoft wants to give you. I can see all sorts of benefits from an open source Windows environment.
First, I imagine that it's easier to write a program for an open source system because you don't have to do as much guesswork. While WinXP seems a lot more stable than previous versions, the non M$ programs that are written for it still manage to crash a lot. M$ has, from what I here, crap for documentation, and it's not as if you could peak through the code yourself to see how best to impliment your desires.
ReactOS really only has a chance as a solution if a lot of people get involved in it. Some people just can't get into the *nix way of doing things. Of course it can be built on top of in such a way that you wouldn't even notice (Mac OS X). I see ReactOS as a programming opportunity more than anything else. Windows doesn't have to suck. If it were open sourced, anyone could put their talents into changing what they want changed. It will never be open sourced. This is the next best thing. ReactOS has the potential to be every OS in one. I'd like to see the ease of Windows drivers (pardon me if I say this out of ignorance because I don't know what system is harder to develope drivers for, only that windows drivers seem easier to employ... or... Linux is getting easier these days and... I really don't know... nevermind.) with the apps I love in Linux and playing with BeOS apps all natively, not to mention the proggies written for Windows that I might actually need.
I'm tired and seem to have missed my thought train, so I think I'll wrap it up.
The best reason to do something is because you can. Realism is boring and rather depressing. There might not be a good reason for what ReactOS is doing when Wine could just be improved upon, but it's too early to tell. I think it's a great idea. When M$ enslaves the net like they're planning I'd like for Linux to be absolutely everything I need in a PC or ReactOS to be up to what XP is now only without all the Proprietary BS, or to be nice and dead so I don't have to feel the pain of what they've done to the future.
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1337 poisoning! I read 133mhz as "leemhz" and found myself terribly confused!
And as for speed, why worry about the code when we can just buy faster hardware? (j/k of course, though I use KDE anyway)
The last time I used Window Maker was... I wanna say Slackware 6? or 7? (My memory doesn't stretch well beyond a few hours...) May have to see what it's like again with 2GHz of AMD pumping it.
Out of curiousity, does anyone actually have a problem with GTK apps in KDE? I prefer the feel and plethora of configuration options of KDE but I use a lot of GTK software. Mmmmm, Gimp... Gaim... And at times I even like Nautilus, all under KDE.
So if KDE will run both major toolkits, (as will gnome, I believe) than it should only be a question of overall look, feel and configurability.
The only thing about KDE that makes us mad, my precious, is that the taskbar places apps top to bottom then left to right, when I'd rather it place them left to right THEN start a new row. If this is changeable without knowing how to reprogram it, let me know, eh?
Are you tired all the time? Is sleep getting in the way of productivity? Do you need to clean your house but just don't have the energy? You like caffeine, but it just isn't doing it for you anymore? Studies show that Methamphetamines correct all these problems and have a much stronger and longer lasting effect than caffeine.
Meth. A REAL addiction.
(One day I'll say something that will IMPROVE my karma. One day...)
This is the most disturbing news I have ever heard. I for one welcome my new Canadian Overlords.
Medical Marijuana here I come!
I feel like the only one excited about this.
From what I can tell, ReactOS is designed to be anything, with NT as the first main target. I like Linux. I like Windows. I even like BeOS. I love Operating Systems... Playing with them... Watching them grow... I feel like I could design an impressive UI, but I can hardly program yet, so I'm forced to sit and watch hoping an OS gets close to what I'm after so I can focus on the desktop. BeOS shows promise in speed, but it's got a ways to go and no way to get there because it has to make it back to where it already was in an open source suit. Windows is locked down to what Microsoft wants to give you. I can see all sorts of benefits from an open source Windows environment.
First, I imagine that it's easier to write a program for an open source system because you don't have to do as much guesswork. While WinXP seems a lot more stable than previous versions, the non M$ programs that are written for it still manage to crash a lot. M$ has, from what I here, crap for documentation, and it's not as if you could peak through the code yourself to see how best to impliment your desires.
ReactOS really only has a chance as a solution if a lot of people get involved in it. Some people just can't get into the *nix way of doing things. Of course it can be built on top of in such a way that you wouldn't even notice (Mac OS X). I see ReactOS as a programming opportunity more than anything else. Windows doesn't have to suck. If it were open sourced, anyone could put their talents into changing what they want changed. It will never be open sourced. This is the next best thing. ReactOS has the potential to be every OS in one. I'd like to see the ease of Windows drivers (pardon me if I say this out of ignorance because I don't know what system is harder to develope drivers for, only that windows drivers seem easier to employ... or... Linux is getting easier these days and... I really don't know... nevermind.) with the apps I love in Linux and playing with BeOS apps all natively, not to mention the proggies written for Windows that I might actually need.
I'm tired and seem to have missed my thought train, so I think I'll wrap it up.
The best reason to do something is because you can. Realism is boring and rather depressing. There might not be a good reason for what ReactOS is doing when Wine could just be improved upon, but it's too early to tell. I think it's a great idea. When M$ enslaves the net like they're planning I'd like for Linux to be absolutely everything I need in a PC or ReactOS to be up to what XP is now only without all the Proprietary BS, or to be nice and dead so I don't have to feel the pain of what they've done to the future.
Thus ends my rant.
It's 'etc.' you insensitive clod.