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[-] MoreZombies@quokk.au 48 points 2 months ago

"Details on X".

urgh, I don't want to read anything on Twitter.

[-] Mensh123@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago

Good thing the details aren't actually details. It's a super short Tweet by ReactOS with celebratory screenshot and the acknowledgement that it still has bugs and crashes you wouldn't get on actual Windows. That's genuinely it.

[-] MoreZombies@quokk.au 1 points 2 months ago

Appreciate you

[-] doubtingtammy@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 months ago

Replace "x" with "xcancel" in the url, and it usually works (slightly better than the raw cesspit)

[-] MoreZombies@quokk.au 10 points 2 months ago

oh I get I can, I just think Twitter is horrid and I don't even want to acknowledge it in that form lol

[-] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 38 points 2 months ago

This will be an essential part of industry quite soon. It all runs on old versions of windows and having a compatible, supported runtime will be invaluable.

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 months ago

Might also pave a path towards governments moving off windows if it can run existing software they use.

[-] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Wine would still be better though, especially if they have the source code. Can be used like a dependency to produce a Linux compatible package like how Java applications either bundle or depend on a JVM in the package manager.

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago

yeah that's true

[-] J3N5T4R@lemmy.world 23 points 2 months ago

It's good to be back in 1998 again.

[-] HieroProtagonist@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

I honestly would love it...

[-] pineapple@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 months ago

Wait I don't mean to put any shade on these developers but don't we already have Linux and wine, why would you try to copy windows?

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 18 points 2 months ago

Actually, ReactOS and Wine have historically worked together and share significant technical overlap in the goal of reimplementing the Windows API, though they have different approaches and end goals. They're separate projects now, but a lot of work in wine happened thanks to ReactOS.

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 2 months ago

because a fucking depressing amount of computers are still running old windows versions for compatibility reasons, and it would be really nice if we could eventually replace it with something that isn't a leaking sieve in terms of security.

[-] HieroProtagonist@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 months ago

why would you try to copy windows?

Because you may prove you can? I mean, this is an absolutely valid reason.

[-] 87Six@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago

Never underestimate a dev's willingness to do something simply for the hell of it

[-] NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 months ago

how does it handle Starcraft and Age of Empire 2?

[-] PanArab@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago

I use a ReactOS vm to play Command and Conquer Red Alert. I haven't tried the games you mentioned but they should work if they work in Wine.

[-] Admirable_Bagel_0989@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago

That's fantastic. Congrats to the ReactOS devs

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