Open Source XP

[Dos_Box]

Mad, mad, mad.

http://www.reactos.org/en/index.html

[webman]

It's just wrong :?

[Midget]

That sounds like an awesome idea.

Edit: now downloading and sticking onto a VM to try.

[OutToLunch]

Don't get your hopes up, it's an interesting project but very definitely alpha

[Midget]

so alpha that the install won't actually run

edit: got it working under MS Virtual PC, it doesn't like VirtualBox

[Midget]

very basic but shows promise

Quick to boot, uses the windows CLI commands, linux stuff can be used.
Doesn't like my virtual NIC though so can't test networking.

Very interesting project all the same

[kingswood]

Looks very cool.

The FAQ is good:

http://www.reactos.org/en/about_userfaq.html

I don't understand why this is "mad"?

Paul

[webman]

Hmm... doesn't seem all that bad after all

[unixman]

so alpha that the install won't actually run

It installed perfectly for me today, just as it did when I last tried it about 18 months ago. If I ever get some free time, I'd like to try and get some applications running under it.

It's an interesting project, one of the many that I monitor to keep my finger on the pulse. Thanks for heads-up.

[Midget]

so alpha that the install won't actually run

It installed perfectly for me today, just as it did when I last tried it about 18 months ago. If I ever get some free time, I'd like to try and get some applications running under it.

It's an interesting project, one of the many that I monitor to keep my finger on the pulse. Thanks for heads-up.

read my edit. It just didn't like VirtualBox, fine with VirtualPC

Not bothered enough to try it on a real machine, just wanted a nose,

[sidewinder]

I had a play with it a while ago, just about usable and an interesting project

Surely though, if it ever got anywhere near being mainstream, MS would be down on them like a ton of bricks?

[Whitestar]

I doubt it.

It only looks like windows. Underneath its a completly different system that it built with the idea of being compatible with windows.

I doubt there is anything microsoft could do. otherwisse they probably would have already done it.

Mark

[el8linuxel8]

I thought this was going to be a thread about Ubuntu interesting project though!

[craigg]

One to watch!

[dtakias]

One to watch!

Definitely interesting, well at least until M$ releases that "open source" is the only way to get windows working properly