ReactOS Reviewed in Depth

An anonymous reader writes "NeoSmart Technologies has an incredibly detailed (6 long pages!) and mostly positive review of ReactOS, The Open Source Windows. The review covers the goals of ReactOS and how well it meets them, system stability, application compatibility, kernel design and development, and the networking stack. It discusses the use of WINE in ReactOS' kernel and the effect on both its compatibility and development times." For the visual learners, here are some screenshots."

Picture gallery toasted

[flynns]

Yep, it's a Windows clone alright. Slashdotted before a single comment ;)

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What is there to ReactTo?

[Anonymous Coward]

I am ReactIng right now to the fact the servers are down...

BSOD too...

[William Robinson]

It has BSOD too [neosmart.net]

Now I call that 100% compatible;)

The one time!

[Anonymous Coward]

The one time i plan to read the article the server is down who would of thought it.

Re:Ars is less positive

[Adelbert]

They basically say it runs Firefox and Solitaire I reckon the vast majority of Windows users use a web browser and a solitaire game more than any other applications.

ReactIIS

[_Pablo]

Doesn't look like their build of ReactIIS 1.0 is quite up to the load...

The fonts!

[karji]

Why didn't they use Microsoft's fonts?

Ya but...

[keith_nt4]

Will it run LiteStep

No, LiteStep

I said...litestep...ah forget it.

Re:Ars is less positive

[Smidge204]

No Freecell? Screw that.

=Smidge=

Re:Picture gallery toasted

[Macthorpe]

You obviously have used Myspace, which disqualifies you from rational argument.

Re:ReactOS and WINE

[toleraen]

WGA?

Viruses?

[suggsjc]

I mean most all of them were designed for windows anyway...

ReactOS - VirtualPC - Debian

[bigredradio]

This is great. I just got Debian installed! I used ReactOS, then installed the free version of VirtualPC from microsoft, then installed Debian Sarge. Now I can use nano instead of that crappy notepad.

Re:Too late?

[chad.koehler]

Not that I disagree, but WINE is not an emulator.

Article offline 2:06pm EST

[Brit_in_the_USA]

Jumping from page 3 to 4 of the article I got

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BR Which is a shame as it was a good read and very interesting (as I had not previously heard of ReactOS).