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ReactOS is a free and open source implementation of the Windows NT architecture, which intends to provide support for existing applications and drivers, outside of the control of Microsoft.
The release of ReactOS 0.4 brings improved file system support, including native, out-of-the-box support for ext2, ext3, and ext4, as well as read-only support for NTFS.
Additionally, the bundled version of UniATA was updated to add better support for SATA and PATA devices. Support was generally improved for third-party device drivers, making it substantially easier to install and use real hardware, as opposed to just virtual machines like VirtualBox.
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Release of ReactOS 0.4 Brings Open Source Windows Closer to Reality
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Be security conscious -- National defense is at stake.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 17 2016, @10:15PM
The TechRepublic article mentions Win32 multiple times.
There's this recent item as well WRT 16-bit APIs:
Wine Staging 1.9.3 Adds Compatibility Fixes for a Bunch of Older Windows Games [softpedia.com]
As the WINE and ReactOS projects have considerable cross-pollination WRT source code, if that stuff hasn't made it into ReactOS yet ("Staging" == beta), it should soon.
I mentioned the antiX crew the other day and how much they get done despite the small number of people involved.
The ReactOS crew is another small bunch that is impressive.
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