Reviews of ReactOS

1. 
   Hilbert

   Reviewing 0.3.11 (Dec 19, 2009)

   It would be wonderful if React OS would really take hold. I looked at it a year ago and had problems this time I've not had enough time to make up my mind but it's rough.
   
   I can't understand why this product isn't rushed by every open source developer everywhere. The thought of M$ independent Win 32 API stuff is the stuff of dreams as Windows compatibility at the binary level ultimately solves the Linux incompatibility.
   
   Linux is ultimately useless to Windows users. If I buy a Chinese dictionary when I only speak English the Chinese dictionary is useless to me. On the other hand, if I have an Oxford Dictionary and I lose it and I buy a Webster instead then all's well.
   
   If ultimately sufficient people supported it, it might be ok. even if it got to the stage where it can be run on one's second PC instead of Windows it would be great. M$ Windows will never have any real competition until has an open freeware API compatible os that replaces Windows in droves. Linux will never do this because it's not API compatible. Never has never will.
2. 
   jotte_ct

   Reviewing 0.3.11 (Dec 17, 2009)

   I played tetris on this OS like one year ago, previous release I think...
   Looking forward next years for a release that will allow me to play minesweeper.
   Thank you!
3. 
   sst

   Reviewing 0.3.11 (Dec 17, 2009)

   Keep up the work! We will need a compatible system with usable source code.
   Microsoft's reputation of modifying their APIs, and their reputation of internal and external coding standards is courtroom documented.
4. 
   bobad

   Reviewing 0.3.10 (Jul 6, 2009)

   Interesting, but irrelevant. Development is simply too slow, and people will lose interest as new Windows and Linux refreshes are released.
   
   Too bad,,, the world needs a platform on which Windows apps will run natively.
5. 
   Aegis69

   Reviewing 0.3.10 (Jul 6, 2009)

   I like this idea, but I'm not sure if the niche they are trying to fill is large enough. As some others have stated, ubuntu + wine does a lot of what this does, and since gnome is customizable so you can make it look exactly like windows if you want, I believe most people will go that route before using React.
   
   A for effort tho.

Discuss ReactOS

1. Feb 6, 2009 - 7:46 AM
   bobad

   @DeadFly,
   
   90% of all computer users disagree with you. Only a few geeks care to learn a new OS, and give up (or have a hassle running) the software they have been relying on for years. You may dream that Linux will make the average computer user happy, but that's not reality.
   
   ReactOS would be much more acceptable to the masses. Too bad development is so slow. Because of the slow development, it will probably fail.
2. Feb 5, 2009 - 10:56 PM
   DeadFly

   In the reviews, mackintire suggests that ReactOS could be a replacement for XP when it is retired. I think given the comparatively huge development effort behind Linux, ReactOs has little chance of going mainstream. Linux + Wine + Samba could be a better solution.