[–] Donbuster 0 points 9 points 9 points (+9|-0) ago
I'm just gonna put a plug out to a community that I wish was more active than it is. /v/AlternativeOS
[–] [deleted] 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
you'll be running your programs in wine quite well before this becomes viable. This is alpha alpha level.
ReactOS is more or less a glorified wine and gnome install with a FLOSS NT kernel.
it'd be better just to stay on the cutting edge of wine development and just use linux
[–] Forbin 3 points -2 points 1 point (+1|-3) ago
ReactOS look like Windows 95. Why in the hell would they design the GUI to look that antiquated? Although I admire the tenacity of the dev team on this one, I just don't believe this project will ever mature and grow a larger community. At least not with Linux, RemixOS, Chrome OS, MacOS, and authentic Windows being better alternatives.
[–] k_digi 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
here is some tweets when i invited the Russian foundation Dev of ReactOS and Palemoon dev to Voat -
https://voat.co/v/Contact/comments/1031975
here is a link to where ReactOS garnered interest by Russian federation as alternative software freedom efforts.
i'd expect things to pick up, plus i believe the GUI can already support a Linux clone look.
https://voat.co/v/Contact/comments/1030959
all the OS you just listed include known NSA back-doors. (other than the hardware ones) *
*i don't know what 'RemixOS' is so educate me if you feel the need.
[–] Forbin 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Remix OS is a fork of Android. The most unique thing about it is that they've created a desktop version that is actually functional as a desktop replacement. They've already got at least one manufacturer selling an AIO computer running the OS. It's definitely not a major player in the OS world, but I'd argue it has more promise for mainstream acceptance than a clone of Windows that, honestly, just looks extremely dated. I'm not trying to trash the project, but I just don't see a big demand for such a thing, especially when open source alternatives (based on Linux) are widely available and actively developed and supported. But hey, if they can create something compelling, that would be awesome.
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[–] GimmeTheUsual 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I see your point, especially if you use VM's for any windows binaries you need to run.
For me, I would only use React if it could run windows games - which is just a fancy way of me saying I need a DirectX emulator to push crap to my GeForce video card.
[–] Wuttier 0 points 17 points 17 points (+17|-0) ago
If this OS matures enough to run the windows Steam Games I already own, I'm sold.
[–] GimmeTheUsual 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Yeah, the only reason I run windows now on my machine is for games. I dual-boot into linux for other stuff, especially development.