ReactOS

I see what they did here, but did you? ReactOS is still unknown among many, and it could use more developers, so I'm spreading the word, and you should, too.

ReactOS not only allows you to learn a lot from Windows, but it'll eventually become very usable as a free, open source OS that runs Windows software - a free, open source Windows replacement.

Besides, after Windows 2000 and Windows XP are totally phased out and we don't get drivers for them, we'll be forced to move on to Vista. The problem is not the scary amount of bloatware built into Vista as much as it's the fact Windows Vista is Windows DRM. Unless people finds a way to crack away the digital rights infringement so built into Windows Vista, we'll have to move to ReactOS for a free, non-criminal, non-r1aa/m9aa/gay-oriented operating system.

Linux trolls refrain from posting, I already know Linux exists and it's so free and all. (And if being an advanved Linux user I'm looking for a free Windows-compatible OS, it must be because Linux isn't/doesn't do what I want, even games aside.)

>>8
where are its warts?
It's a development toy, just like any other free software project was, until it wasn't.

The only criticism I can find is that it's not Unix
Lol fanboi. As if Unix was perfect. In fact, I mostly like the Windows NT architecture better.

I couldn't give this to my mom instead of buying XP
I haven't tried it myself yet; I'm waiting for my new hardware to arrive to repartition everything and try it. I don't think it's polished enough for that, but it made an awesome progress since 2 months ago, so perhaps it will be good enough for moms in 6 months.

Also, is it better than Windows?
Besides the fact it's free of charge and open source, obviously no, not yet.

I like Unix because it's extremely well organized
ROFLMAO, I'll print that and stick it on my door. Unix is, in many cases, a worse mess than Windows already is. See the FHS for example: pure, absolute bullshit.

If they redesigned the OS, did they improve upon the WINDOWS folder (lol) or user rights?
The Windows folder was a mess in the 3.x and 9x era, but you should check it out today. Besides, you can relocate most of Windows to any particular folder if you so desire -- without breaking existing software or having to recompile everything. I do that; my idea of order and organization is far stricter than anything Windows, even modern Windows and Unix ever had.

As for user rights, they are already there, but the default configuration doesn't do much with it, and some software forgets it ever existed, but you can count that ReactOS will make a more extensive use of the user system, and the default configurations once it's more mature will most likely be closer to your demands, coming from open source communities.


>>9
ReactOS is not mature enough for LiveCDs, and it's very unfair to compare it to Linux LiveCDs. ReactOS is at a stage equivalent to what Linux was short after Linus released his kernel. Please give it more time.

ReactOS' own hardware support WILL suck - because it won't need any! The idea is to be 100% compatible with Windows device drivers. That way, you can run nVidia's Forceware drivers for your nVidia card and so on. It'll have the best hardware support - that of Windows.