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ReactOS: the underdog OS that dreams of being Windows while boasting a website with the navigational finesse of a 1996 GeoCities page. 🌐🔄 Who needs a coherent user experience when you can have endless loops of "go to homepage"? 🌀👨‍💻
https://reactos.org/ #ReactOS #ReactOSDreams #WindowsUnderdog #GeoCitiesVibes #UserExperienceFail #HackerNews #ngated

ReactOS: the underdog OS that dreams of being Windows while boasting a website with the navigational finesse of a 1996 GeoCities page. 🌐🔄 Who needs a coherent user experience when you can have endless loops of "go to homepage"? 🌀👨‍💻
https://reactos.org/ #ReactOS #ReactOSDreams #WindowsUnderdog #GeoCitiesVibes #UserExperienceFail #HackerNews #ngated

ReactOS: the underdog OS that dreams of being Windows while boasting a website with the navigational finesse of a 1996 GeoCities page. 🌐🔄 Who needs a coherent user experience when you can have endless loops of "go to homepage"? 🌀👨‍💻
https://reactos.org/ #ReactOS #ReactOSDreams #WindowsUnderdog #GeoCitiesVibes #UserExperienceFail #HackerNews #ngated

ReactOS: the underdog OS that dreams of being Windows while boasting a website with the navigational finesse of a 1996 GeoCities page. 🌐🔄 Who needs a coherent user experience when you can have endless loops of "go to homepage"? 🌀👨‍💻
https://reactos.org/ #ReactOS #ReactOSDreams #WindowsUnderdog #GeoCitiesVibes #UserExperienceFail #HackerNews #ngated

ReactOS: the underdog OS that dreams of being Windows while boasting a website with the navigational finesse of a 1996 GeoCities page. 🌐🔄 Who needs a coherent user experience when you can have endless loops of "go to homepage"? 🌀👨‍💻
https://reactos.org/ #ReactOS #ReactOSDreams #WindowsUnderdog #GeoCitiesVibes #UserExperienceFail #HackerNews #ngated

ReactOS

https://reactos.org/

#HackerNews #ReactOS #OpenSource #Technology #SoftwareDevelopment #OperatingSystem

ReactOS

https://reactos.org/

#HackerNews #ReactOS #OpenSource #Technology #SoftwareDevelopment #OperatingSystem

ReactOS

https://reactos.org/

#HackerNews #ReactOS #OpenSource #Technology #SoftwareDevelopment #OperatingSystem

ReactOS

https://reactos.org/

#HackerNews #ReactOS #OpenSource #Technology #SoftwareDevelopment #OperatingSystem

ReactOS

https://reactos.org/

#HackerNews #ReactOS #OpenSource #Technology #SoftwareDevelopment #OperatingSystem

Does #ReactOS work on #WINE ?

Not that I ever need to use either.

ReactOS becomes more reachable by introducing a new live boot CD and an improved ATA driver!

#ReactOS #Windows #FOSS #TechNews #TechUpdates #WindowsNT5 #WindowsNT

https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2026/05/04/reactos-introduces-a-new-ata-driver-and-a-new-live-cd/

ReactOS introduces a new ATA driver and a new Live CD

The ReactOS project, which is an “open-source Windows” operating system that focuses on being binary-compatible with Windows, has seen interesting events that happened during this week.

In order to extend support to more computers, the new ATA storage driver has been introduced to ReactOS for the first time. According to a merged pull request that has been made since 2024, a new PnP-aware ATA storage stack for PATA and AHCI devices has been implemented to support a wider range of systems that can now boot ReactOS.

This change is going to make ReactOS reachable to more people by making it bootable on more computers that use SATA, AHCI, PATA, and ATAPI devices, while also preserving the original UniATA driver in case there are problems with the new driver. Moreover, this introduces the below new components:

• pciide.sys: This file is responsible for maintaining backwards compatibility with NT v5.x and is a loader to the pciidex.sys.
• pciidex.sys: This driver is responsible for providing a low-level interface to the ATA bus.
• atapi.sys: An ATA port driver that translates SCSI commands to appropriate ATA commands and handles ATA-specific errors.
• storprop.dll: Responsible for displaying information about ATA devices to the user.
• legide.sys: A system driver that is responsible for handling non-PnP PATA controllers in the system after the enumeration of PCI buses.

The boot CD has also seen a massive improvement that changes how users will be able to try out ReactOS on their computers before installation. This is actually a merger project that fuses both the live CD and the text-based installation disks, which means that only one ISO file that contains both the live system and the textual installation phase is produced.

So, when you download ReactOS, you’ll now be presented with two options: to try out a live ReactOS system, or to install it to your computer. This means that you’ll be able to test-drive ReactOS on your computer without any friction. With support of the new ATA driver, more computers should be able to boot to ReactOS hopefully without any issues. This merger also reduces confusion when people try to download ReactOS, ensuring a more streamlined user experience.

Via: Phoronix

Dear Friends whoo can-can use Mastodon,

1) It took me a while but I am using Mastodon from any hardware/software combination. Even #Windows at the local library.
2) Can I say the same ease of use about my hardware and #software usage? [Clue ~ NO!]
3) For example this morning using three different screen-shot programs I was barely able (eventually successful) to take a partial desktop #screenshot.
4) And so I looked for a new OS. #FreeDOS in #ReactOS maybe? Heavens still not available for every day use after 30 years of development? Wot?
5) #EasyOS developer is asking about what desktop colour scheme people prefer. The choices are all two tone monochrome. We honestly have been using colour monitors for 30 years AND if people want #monochrome they can change to blue and light blue or red and pink. What sort of crazed time wasting is this?

Anyway enough whingeing from me the most terrible person in the #development cycle (an actual end user)

I am now going to finish my herbal tea. Pray to the St of GNU
https://stallman.org/saintignucius.jpg
https://stallman.org/saint.html

🙏🏿 :agummyhug: :google_emoji_kitchen_skull_and_tulip_mashup:

Dear Friends whoo can-can use Mastodon,

1) It took me a while but I am using Mastodon from any hardware/software combination. Even #Windows at the local library.
2) Can I say the same ease of use about my hardware and #software usage? [Clue ~ NO!]
3) For example this morning using three different screen-shot programs I was barely able (eventually successful) to take a partial desktop #screenshot.
4) And so I looked for a new OS. #FreeDOS in #ReactOS maybe? Heavens still not available for every day use after 30 years of development? Wot?
5) #EasyOS developer is asking about what desktop colour scheme people prefer. The choices are all two tone monochrome. We honestly have been using colour monitors for 30 years AND if people want #monochrome they can change to blue and light blue or red and pink. What sort of crazed time wasting is this?

Anyway enough whingeing from me the most terrible person in the #development cycle (an actual end user)

I am now going to finish my herbal tea. Pray to the St of GNU
https://stallman.org/saintignucius.jpg
https://stallman.org/saint.html

🙏🏿 :agummyhug: :google_emoji_kitchen_skull_and_tulip_mashup:

Dear Friends whoo can-can use Mastodon,

1) It took me a while but I am using Mastodon from any hardware/software combination. Even #Windows at the local library.
2) Can I say the same ease of use about my hardware and #software usage? [Clue ~ NO!]
3) For example this morning using three different screen-shot programs I was barely able (eventually successful) to take a partial desktop #screenshot.
4) And so I looked for a new OS. #FreeDOS in #ReactOS maybe? Heavens still not available for every day use after 30 years of development? Wot?
5) #EasyOS developer is asking about what desktop colour scheme people prefer. The choices are all two tone monochrome. We honestly have been using colour monitors for 30 years AND if people want #monochrome they can change to blue and light blue or red and pink. What sort of crazed time wasting is this?

Anyway enough whingeing from me the most terrible person in the #development cycle (an actual end user)

I am now going to finish my herbal tea. Pray to the St of GNU
https://stallman.org/saintignucius.jpg
https://stallman.org/saint.html

🙏🏿 :agummyhug: :google_emoji_kitchen_skull_and_tulip_mashup:

#ReactOS

Never mind just Linux; this would seem to raise serious issues for any group producing their own kernel without an army of lawyers on staff e.g. *BSD, RedoxOS, Graphene, ReactOS, Haiku, illumos and perhaps even plan9 and operating system textbooks and learning frameworks like FluxOSKit. There is furthermore some significant scariness about packets crossing borders rendering ppl liable for violations of all this when passing through spaces wherein USA agents may apprehend them.

https://youtu.be/SVGw0uY1dsQ

#telix #Linux #BSD #NetBSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #RedoxOS #GrapheneOS #ReactOS #HaikuOS #illumos #plan9 #Hurd #FluxOSKit

Never mind just Linux; this would seem to raise serious issues for any group producing their own kernel without an army of lawyers on staff e.g. *BSD, RedoxOS, Graphene, ReactOS, Haiku, illumos and perhaps even plan9 and operating system textbooks and learning frameworks like FluxOSKit. There is furthermore some significant scariness about packets crossing borders rendering ppl liable for violations of all this when passing through spaces wherein USA agents may apprehend them.

https://youtu.be/SVGw0uY1dsQ

#telix #Linux #BSD #NetBSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #RedoxOS #GrapheneOS #ReactOS #HaikuOS #illumos #plan9 #Hurd #FluxOSKit

Never mind just Linux; this would seem to raise serious issues for any group producing their own kernel without an army of lawyers on staff e.g. *BSD, RedoxOS, Graphene, ReactOS, Haiku, illumos and perhaps even plan9 and operating system textbooks and learning frameworks like FluxOSKit. There is furthermore some significant scariness about packets crossing borders rendering ppl liable for violations of all this when passing through spaces wherein USA agents may apprehend them.

https://youtu.be/SVGw0uY1dsQ

#telix #Linux #BSD #NetBSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #RedoxOS #GrapheneOS #ReactOS #HaikuOS #illumos #plan9 #Hurd #FluxOSKit

Never mind just Linux; this would seem to raise serious issues for any group producing their own kernel without an army of lawyers on staff e.g. *BSD, RedoxOS, Graphene, ReactOS, Haiku, illumos and perhaps even plan9 and operating system textbooks and learning frameworks like FluxOSKit. There is furthermore some significant scariness about packets crossing borders rendering ppl liable for violations of all this when passing through spaces wherein USA agents may apprehend them.

https://youtu.be/SVGw0uY1dsQ

#telix #Linux #BSD #NetBSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #RedoxOS #GrapheneOS #ReactOS #HaikuOS #illumos #plan9 #Hurd #FluxOSKit

Never mind just Linux; this would seem to raise serious issues for any group producing their own kernel without an army of lawyers on staff e.g. *BSD, RedoxOS, Graphene, ReactOS, Haiku, illumos and perhaps even plan9 and operating system textbooks and learning frameworks like FluxOSKit. There is furthermore some significant scariness about packets crossing borders rendering ppl liable for violations of all this when passing through spaces wherein USA agents may apprehend them.

https://youtu.be/SVGw0uY1dsQ

#telix #Linux #BSD #NetBSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #RedoxOS #GrapheneOS #ReactOS #HaikuOS #illumos #plan9 #Hurd #FluxOSKit

#ReactOS on an AMD Athlon K7 Slot A 😍
(my motherboard still isn't stable, I think I've got VRM / MOSFET issues (already recapped with expensive Capacitors).

🚀 ReactOS: Misja budowy wolnego systemu operacyjnego trwa!

Czy wiedzieliście, że istnieje projekt, który od zera buduje system operacyjny w 100% kompatybilny z architekturą NT (Windows), ale bez ani jednej linii kodu od Microsoftu? To ReactOS!

🕰️ Jak to się zaczęło? (Geneza)

Wszystko ruszyło w 1996 roku jako projekt „FreeWin95”
👉 Sprawdź szczegóły: reactos.org
Pobierz: https://sourceforge.net/projects/reactos/files/
#ReactOS #OpenSource #SoftwareEngineering #TechHistory #OperatingSystems #WindowsAlternative

@necedema @Schouten_B @mconley Frankly, one of these days, #ReactOS is going to become the "perfect" OS for people trying to escape the proprietary systems -- not #Linux.

Why?

Simple, unchanging UI (no Liquid Glass shenanigans), and compatibility with the widest software library in existence.

It has always been about what you can DO with the computer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMLcKtVwF-A

📅💻Esta semana Estare probando ReactOS en una máquina virtual. 🤖 ¿Quieres saber cómo funciona? 📝 Estoy emocionado de ver sus características y funcionalidades. Comenta abajo si has probado ReactOS y qué te pareció. 🤔 ¿Te gustaría que entreviste a alguien de ReactOS? 💬 Estoy abierto a tus sugerencias y comentarios. 📱 Estoy ansioso por leer tus opiniones y experiencias. 📝 Espero que puedas compartir tus conocimientos y ayudarnos a mejorar. 💡 #ReactOS #Pruebas #Tecnología #Comunidad #Opiniones

📅💻Esta semana Estare probando ReactOS en una máquina virtual. 🤖 ¿Quieres saber cómo funciona? 📝 Estoy emocionado de ver sus características y funcionalidades. Comenta abajo si has probado ReactOS y qué te pareció. 🤔 ¿Te gustaría que entreviste a alguien de ReactOS? 💬 Estoy abierto a tus sugerencias y comentarios. 📱 Estoy ansioso por leer tus opiniones y experiencias. 📝 Espero que puedas compartir tus conocimientos y ayudarnos a mejorar. 💡 #ReactOS #Pruebas #Tecnología #Comunidad #Opiniones

Can't wait to see how #Commodore will implement the new Age Verification Requirement in the the PET, VIC-20, C64, C128 and Amiga Workbench.

Same for #Plan9 , #OpenBSD , #IRIX , SerenityOS , FreeDOS , #ReactOS , OS2 , #HaikuOS , Minix3 , RISCOS , AROS , CPM , Solaris and KolibriOS...

The answer: They won't because it's ridiculous.

There is a silver lining to the whole #python #chardet debacle. If it is legal to throw a pile of code at an LLM, and tell it to write a new version of that code that is not a derivative then that gives us a lot of options too.

GPL compatible #ZFS? no problem! #ReactOS from the leaked NT/2k sources? No problem!

Maybe this is a golden age for the collapse of proprietary software after all. If they can do an end run around the #GPL we can do an end run around the #EULA.

#opensource

@Keldrim Sorry, forget #ReactOS. That's not a solution to any problem. It will only prolong anyone's suffering from #Microslop.

Ohh boi I wanna say did not think #Windows can go any lower but nah totally see this coming. So lemme say again it's really time to think about #Linux or seriously help #ReactOS to get ready for prime time, if you can't let go of how Windows work.

https://tech4gamers.com/windows-12-reportedly-relasing-2026-modular-ai-focused-os/

After a hard day's work I want to chat and maybe futz around with #ReactOS to play an old Windows game. Join me in my struggles in #RetroGaming! 🙂

https://twitch.tv/Det_Conan_Kudo

Mind playing some Minecraft while waiting for HP-UX to boot up?
feat. @leandrofriedrich
#parisc #classicube #reactos

Mind playing some Minecraft while waiting for HP-UX to boot up?
feat. @leandrofriedrich
#parisc #classicube #reactos

Mind playing some Minecraft while waiting for HP-UX to boot up?
feat. @leandrofriedrich
#parisc #classicube #reactos

Mind playing some Minecraft while waiting for HP-UX to boot up?
feat. @leandrofriedrich
#parisc #classicube #reactos

Mind playing some Minecraft while waiting for HP-UX to boot up? #parisc #classicube #reactos

30 Years of ReactOS

https://reactos.org/blogs/30yrs-of-ros/

#HackerNews #ReactOS #30Years #OpenSource #Software #TechHistory #Innovation

Fun fact! There is a #FOSS (free and open source) #operatingSystem called #ReactOS, which is designed specifically to be able to run #Windows applications and also to look and feel like Windows. It has been around for many years and is still being developed, even quite seriously with some funding.

https://reactos.org/

Of course, its funding and its development crew are minute compared to Windows, so it is still an unfinished project and you should expect less polish. That being said, many things already work and you can try it out in a #virtualMachine. This page has a lot of useful information and links, including about limitations:

https://reactos.org/wiki/Installing_ReactOS

ReactoS is an open source operating system working toward Windows compatibility. So far it's mostly only compatible with really old software, but now there's experimental support a discrete GPU... an old one (3dfx Voodoo 5). https://www.phoronix.com/news/React-OS-Voodoo-5 #ReactOS #Voodoo5 #3dfx

3dfx Voodoo 5 now works with ReactOS!

#reactos #voodoo5 #3dfx #retrocomputing #gaming #esports #Computers #unrealtournament #epicgames #TechNews #TechUpdates

https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2025/04/29/3dfx-voodoo-5-now-works-with-reactos/

30 Years of ReactOS
https://reactos.org/blogs/30yrs-of-ros/
#ycombinator #ReactOS #react #open_source #free #win32 #winapi

I saw a video from #ExplainingComputers youtube video how #ReactOS has improved.

It is still buggy but surprisingly it works decently now than before.

Admittedly though I only tried on vmware and not on bare metal so it may end up similar to danooct1's reactos baremetal videos

#operatingsystems #computing

Jenny’s Daily Drivers: ReactOS 0.4.15 - When picking operating systems for a closer look here in the Daily Drivers series,... - https://hackaday.com/2025/11/04/jennys-daily-drivers-reactos-0-4-15/ #hackadaycolumns #operatingsystem #computerhacks #reactos #windows

Jenny’s Daily Drivers: ReactOS 0.4.15 https://hackaday.com/2025/11/04/jennys-daily-drivers-reactos-0-4-15/ #HackadayColumns #operatingsystem #computerhacks #reactos #windows

One Open-source Project Daily

A free Windows-compatible Operating System

https://github.com/reactos/reactos

#1ospd #opensource #c #drivers #gpl #hacktoberfest #kernel #operatingsystem #os #osdev #reactos #win32 #win32api #windows #x86

Ah yes, #ReactOS, the eternal "Windows alternative" that somehow celebrates 30 years of... daring to exist. 🎉 A project so successful, even your grandma's XP machine runs circles around it. 🖥️
https://reactos.org/blogs/30yrs-of-ros/ #30thAnniversary #WindowsAlternative #TechHistory #OpenSource #GrandmaApproved #HackerNews #ngated

🐧 ReactOS 0.4.15 Released! 🐧
This update brings improved Plug & Play, better audio support, and critical system refinements. Plus, we honor the legendary Eric Kohl for 26 years of contributions! 🎖️

Read more: https://www.opensourcefeed.org/reactos-0415-release/

#ReactOS #FOSS #OpenSource #Linux #WindowsAlternative

حكينا قبل مدّة طويلة كيفاه
google
سكّرت بعض الجوانب في ال
#Android,
مع بداية 2026 ماهيش متراجعة على قرارها هاكة و بالعكس، زادت سكّرت أكثر حاجات
https://www.androidauthority.com/aosp-source-code-schedule-3630018/
ثمّة حاجة طلعت جديدة في 2026 و هي
#Loss32 (parody
ل
win32)
و هاذا يهدف باش يبني
windows
من أوّلو لآخرو بإستعمال وسائل موجودة مع
Linux,
حاجة كيمة
#ReactOS
أما أبسط و أضمن
https://loss32.org/
#FFMPEG
ضربت و سكّرت ال
Repository
متاع
#Rockchip's MPP
في ال
#Github
https://linuxiac.com/github-takes-down-rockchip-mpp-repository-after-ffmpeg-copyright-claim/

[Перевод] Как превратить Linux в Windows

Тезис: следует создать такой дистрибутив Linux, который по умолчанию выполняет двоичные файлы Windows через Wine. Если я найду файл в формате .exe, которому 20 лет, я по-прежнему смогу запустить его на современной Windows. Попробуйте проделать подобное с двоичным файлом Linux, которому всего год. Совершенно не гарантированно, что он запустится, в зависимости от того, какие обновления успели произойти. Также не гарантируется, что заработает даже сегодняшний двоичный файл Linux, если собрать его в одном дистрибутиве, а попытаться запустить на разных других дистрибутивах. Возникает ровно такая же проблема, связанная с версиями установленных библиотек.

https://habr.com/ru/companies/timeweb/articles/991032/

#timeweb_перевод #windows #apple #linux #appimage #elf #win32 #freebsd #reactos #android