![]() ![]() If I am wrong or my comments are not helpful, just ignore me. My comments were made in the hopes that somebody might hear them understand what the current approach is costing the project. It is not worth getting into a back and forth. The problem is all the “teenagers and total noobs”. The project is not hostile or condescending. ReactOS is exactly the kind of project I would love to contribute to if only the project were a bit friendlier. Even with the project as it is, I wish them luck and look forward to their success. It is exciting to see ReactOS implementing 64 bit as this is essential for running much of what end-users will want to run these days ( a somewhat current web browser as an example ). It is interesting that you say “Linux is creeping up in gaming” as I would say that is mostly happening because WINE / Proton are supporting the Win32 API on Linux. The API is quite stable generally and WINE keeps up with a lot of what does change. Windows does add to their API but the pace of change outside of GUI frameworks is not really that blistering. With so many people and companies that would benefit from a ReactOS that was further along, it is almost a miracle that they have succeeded in attracting so little support and participation. Those that rely on these things need ReactOS. The same is true for the enormous universe of hardware that has only Windows drivers. Not only that but, increasingly, much of this software can no longer be run on current Windows. Having an Open Source home for this treasure trove is important. There is an absolutely immense number of Windows-only applications. That said, despite my pessimistic description, I am an enthusiastic supporter of the ReactOS mission. While ReactOS does not want to distract themselves even getting a browser working, the SerenityOS folks have created an entire web browser from the ground up ( including support for HTML, CSS, JavaScript, SVG, audio, and video ). PixelPaint in SerenityOS has layers and supports an array of image formats ( all written 100% within the project ). ReactOS is touting improvements to their Paint program. Starting with a single developer, they have built a complete OS from scratch along with an impressive app ecosystem. SerenityOS has made just enormous progress in a very short period of time. I cannot help but compare their approach to something like SerenityOS with its “Hello friends” founder, engaging YouTube videos, detailed monthly updates, frequent interviews and conference presentations, and developer “office hours”. But harder than what other projects are tackling? I am skeptical, especially given that absolutely massive advantage that they get from WINE. They are doing hard things in their spare time I understand. The end result is that progress is glacial. If you are not going to help, go away.” though they are mostly abandoned with the communication that does happen moved to Mattermost ( good luck figuring that out from the website ). Adults are doing things you could not possibly understand. ![]() The forums are bursting at the seems with “Stop bothering us. The project is positively hostile to its community. At the stage it is at, why hold back releases literally for years? The communication has been consistently terrible forever. I’m not so sure I see where ReactOS fits in if the OS it’s trying to replicate is so pointless these days.Īs somebody that does not contribute to them at all, ReactOS has to be one of the most frustrating projects for me in terms of how it is managed. I’m at the point where I literally only see Windows as being useful for gaming and for updating the firmware on radios and wireless game controllers… and these days, Linux is even creeping up on gaming. Meanwhile Linux itself is getting so much better in so many ways, and it is amazing how for it’s come in the last two decades or so since I’ve been experimenting, using and tracking it. And it’s chasing a desktop that lost relevance in my mind many years ago. Windows as a target keeps moving, even breaking itself from version to version, and ReactOS is still unstable, incomplete alpha. I actually forgot ReactOS even existed, and to be honest… I’m not sure I see a point in it anymore. Back in the early 2000s and maybe up to 2010-2015 I had some interest in ReactOS, but I haven’t used Windows itself since 2004-2006, and I couldn’t be happier. The longer I am away from Windows, the less I care about ReactOS. ![]()
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