Groups | Search | Server Info | Login | Register

Groups > comp.os.misc > #616

Re: ReactOS

Path csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!nntp.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail
From John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.os.misc
Subject Re: ReactOS
Date Wed, 6 May 2026 08:22:59 -0700
Organization A place where nothing fits quite right
Lines 14
Message-ID <20260506082259.00000cf0@gmail.com> (permalink)
References <10tbfe1$35vm$2@dont-email.me> <20260505075335.00007708@gmail.com> <10tds9p$pi1q$1@dont-email.me>
MIME-Version 1.0
Content-Type text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding quoted-printable
Injection-Date Wed, 06 May 2026 15:23:03 +0000 (UTC)
Injection-Info dont-email.me; logging-data="1326271"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+sYeGjomAa4SVhte3LfaL2OpaXw4C3uf4="; posting-host="8fe7595861e993358a3bc8817a1c8179"
Cancel-Lock sha1:9bQ+hq6ujkBj1rvfxI9+tRuFiMc= sha256:FTWNV+Vum7+dbSQ/1TJNKOCv9GJErVrosTN4Rse3OoU= sha1:ioNXuKKigvqX3A3xANZ1JGEtLek=
X-Newsreader Claws Mail 4.3.0 (GTK 3.24.42; x86_64-w64-mingw32)
Xref csiph.com comp.os.misc:616

Show key headers only | View raw

On Tue, 5 May 2026 22:51:37 -0000 (UTC)
Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

> > > Whereas if you use something like WINE, that implements enough of
> > > the Windows APIs to run the userland apps, which is surely all
> > > that most people would care about.  
> >
> > Most people? Possibly. Everyone? Clearly not!  
> 
> What else could ReactOS possibly help with?

I would think that'd be fairly obvious: to provide an equivalent work-
alike to a native Windows install.

Back to comp.os.misc | Previous | Next — Previous in thread | Next in thread | Find similar

Thread

ReactOS Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-05 00:59 +0000
  Re: ReactOS John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2026-05-05 07:53 -0700
    Re: ReactOS Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-05 22:51 +0000
      Re: ReactOS John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2026-05-06 08:22 -0700
        Re: ReactOS Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-06 21:17 +0000
          Re: ReactOS John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2026-05-06 14:49 -0700
            Re: ReactOS Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-07 02:46 +0000
              Re: ReactOS John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2026-05-07 08:03 -0700
                Re: ReactOS Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-07 21:34 +0000
                Re: ReactOS John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2026-05-07 14:41 -0700

csiph-web