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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: 2) by Freeman on Thursday February 18 2016, @11:12PM

    by Freeman (732) on Thursday February 18 2016, @11:12PM (#306619) Journal

    I have successfully booted ReactOS into a Windows like environment many times. Though, most of the time I use Virtual Box. I'm waiting for it to hit Beta, before I really start to mess with it. Alpha Open Source = Test this for us, it's broken, we know it, and could you fix some stuff for us while you're at it? Beta Open Source = Test this for us, let us know if you find something broken, and enjoy. Release Open Source = We've let you beat our software with a stick and it seems we've fixed all the bugs; Enjoy.

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