Re: [SLUG] ReactOS

From: Paul M Foster (paulf@quillandmouse.com)
Date: Wed Nov 23 2005 - 01:58:54 EST


On Wed, Nov 23, 2005 at 12:19:37AM -0600, michael hast wrote:

> Have any of you heard of this?
>
> http://www.reactos.org/en/index.html

<snicker/>
By the time they get something that works right, Microsoft will have a
new version of its OS out (Vista?).

While I can't knock their enthusiasm, and I see a reason to do what
they're doing, I can't help but think that Linux or Wine would benefit
more from their efforts. Why duplicate a crappy OS? (Yeah, I know, but
still....)

And here's another thought. Would you want to be a target of Microsoft's
lawyers? It's one thing to have Linux with Wine working with _most_
programs and taking up 0.1 percent of the OS market. It's quite another
to have a FOSS XP clone that works with _all_ programs, edging toward
10%, 20% and more of the OS market. The Microsoft shooting range would
have _your_ face on their targets. ;-}

-- 
Paul M. Foster
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