"Sven@GMX" writes:

Though in an early stage it's a great idea with huge potential. http://www.reactos.org/

Their front page describes the project: ===== ReactOS® is a free open source operating system based on the best design principles found in the Windows NT® architecture (Windows versions such as Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 are built on Windows NT architecture). Written completely from scratch, ReactOS is not a Linux based system, and shares none of the UNIX architecture. The main goal of the ReactOS® project is to provide an operating system which is binary compatible with Windows. This will allow your Windows® applications and drivers to run as they would on your Windows system. Additionally, the look and feel of the Windows operating system is used, such that people accustomed to the familiar user interface of Windows® would find using ReactOS straightforward. The ultimate goal of ReactOS® is to allow you to use it as alternative to Windows® without the need to change software you are used to. ===== Hmm. So I guess this addresses the problem of MS Windows being non-free. But it doesn't address the highly buggy nature of MS Windows. I mean, if they implement ReactOS so that it exhibits fewer MS Windows bugs, then ReactOS wouldn't be binary-compatible any more, right? (To my sigmonster: Good monster, have a cookie.) Still it would be good to have a project like this to compare notes with the Wine project and see what new ideas come up for replacing MS Windows. -- \ “The reason we come up with new versions is not to fix bugs. | `\ It's absolutely not.” —Bill Gates, 1995-10-23 | _o__) | Ben Finney