Hi,
I came across this piece of crap http://www.reactos.org/en/index.html that claims itself to be a FOSS alternative to Windows and Better than Linux.
As per them they have built a FREE OS based on NT Kernel.
So this means that they have come up with a free Windows Looking OS with capabilities of running Windows applications.
I am damn sure it has also replicated the security bugs.
Its like they are M$ Supporters in the disguise of FOSS Supporters
On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 1:11 PM, Pravin Dhayfule dhayfule@gmail.com wrote:
Hi,
I came across this piece of crap http://www.reactos.org/en/index.html that claims itself to be a FOSS alternative to Windows and Better than Linux.
As per them they have built a FREE OS based on NT Kernel.
So this means that they have come up with a free Windows Looking OS with capabilities of running Windows applications.
I am damn sure it has also replicated the security bugs.
Its like they are M$ Supporters in the disguise of FOSS Supporters
Please refrain from using words like 'crap' without knowing much about the project.Its been around for many years now.
rajeev
On Tuesday 15 June 2010 13:11:03 Pravin Dhayfule wrote:
I came across this piece of crap http://www.reactos.org/en/index.html that claims itself to be a FOSS alternative to Windows and Better than Linux.
it is under GPL - so what is your problem?
On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 1:11 PM, Pravin Dhayfule dhayfule@gmail.com wrote:
I came across this piece of crap http://www.reactos.org/en/index.html that claims itself to be a FOSS alternative to Windows and Better than Linux.
As per them they have built a FREE OS based on NT Kernel.
This is commendable IMO; they have been able to figure out the deep internals of Windows in a "clean room" implementation.
So this means that they have come up with a free Windows Looking OS with capabilities of running Windows applications.
So what is wrong with it? Think of it, I can run it as a guest VM (w/o any royalty issues) and use it for a one of a kind application or test my network setup with "windows" OS ...
I am damn sure it has also replicated the security bugs.
Assuming it has, on the positive side, it can be used as a honey pot. It would be possible to put in hooks in the OS source and study the behavior of malware w/o blindly relying on multi B$ vendors. Come to think of it, it can actually make Windows more safe (in the long run). Hypothetical scenario - an exploit is fixed by the ReactOS community within a few hours or a couple of days, whereas the fix is at least a few days away for the proprietary version.
Its like they are M$ Supporters in the disguise of FOSS Supporters
Nah. They are hackers who have taken up the challenge to make the computing world a safer place by offering an alternative.
My two cents.
-- Arun Khan
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