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Release of ReactOS 0.4 Brings Open Source Windows Closer to Reality

posted by martyb on Wednesday February 17 2016, @07:09PM   Printer-friendly
from the making-progress dept.
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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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by mhajicek on Thursday February 18 2016, @05:43AM

    by mhajicek (51) on Thursday February 18 2016, @05:43AM (#306172)

    No variant of Linux will run the $40000+ of proprietary software that I need to do my job. And no, there is no open software that even pretends to be comparable.

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    The spacelike surfaces of time foliations can have a cusp at the surface of discontinuity. - P. Hajicek
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  • (Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 18 2016, @08:23AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 18 2016, @08:23AM (#306221)

    Use your work PC for work and personal PC for personal stuff. That way you don't need to worry about telemetry.

    Then make the company pay for your Windows license. Their software, their problem.