ReactOS coders are not allowed to refer to source code releases nor to Windows code stated in plain text in Windows manuals, it is expressly forbidden to prevent any accidental copying. The main issue is that a lot of what Windows does is simply undocumented. Only test it in a virtual environment until compatibility is achieved and hardware support is provided, testing on real hardware is largely pointless.Īll ReactOS coding is performed independently and re-engineers what Windows already does. If it works for you be pleasantly surprised but keep your higher expectations publicly to yourself as it could show a misunderstanding of what alpha grade software is. If it really came down to a court case over fair use, I shutter to think that their right to work on reactos could come down to courtroom jurisdiction and who’s got the more expensive lawyers.ĭon’t expect ReactOS to do anything as it is in Alpha.
One thing I wonder is if it were a viable replacement, and people started to really use it, how well would it stand up legally? I mean, they don’t copy any code from windows and independently reimplementing software to be compatible with an API used to be entirely legal, but the oracle API case law could change all of that. Still, it keeps moving in the right direction and considering the project is in alpha state it’s pretty damn good, but it does keep it from being a viable replacement. I’d like for reactos to be technically good enough to replace windows for day to day use, but I’ve found it isn’t reliable enough to install & run applications consistently. I’d be curious to try the windows 8 replacement shells in reactos… The GUI is reminiscent of windows 2K, which is fine by me because I don’t care about the eye candy that came with XP or any of the crap that came with windows 8.
I try react os every now and then, I’m definitely interested in it’s potential.
Alternative OSes are a good thing and more are needed.
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