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.)

I heard about this a while ago, but just passed it off as an invisible WINE with a WinClassic environment.

But now I ask you: where are its warts? The only criticism I can find is that it's not Unix, but.. Does it work? Deus Ex is in windowed mode, for example, but beyond that, are there any massively glaring compatibility issues? If so: then isn't this just a dev. toy right now? I couldn't give this to my mom instead of buying XP, even if she DID only need exactly 4 programs that were working properly, could I?

Also, is it better than Windows? I like Unix because it's extremely well organized and secure, but I like Windows because I can use it. If they redesigned the OS, did they improve upon the WINDOWS folder (lol) or user rights?