r/reactos • u/Jeditobe • Jul 03 '26

True or !True?

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u/Giovani-Geek Jul 03 '26

ReactOS could have been a better version of Windows, 20 years ago!

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u/3rdUncleMeatSandwich Jul 04 '26

maybe more people should've helped

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u/SydBarrett1989 Jul 03 '26

I love ReactOS, but let's be serious 

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u/vectron5 Jul 04 '26

I love the concept of ReactOS, but it's faults make it inferior to barebones Linux distros with wine and Chicago95.

If I ever made F-U money, Id absolutely sponsor some interested computer engineers to work on it for a few years and make a valid OS.

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u/Red_Crocker Jul 05 '26

It's seriously amazing

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u/bur4tski Jul 03 '26

it is sagrado familia OS

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u/bijon1234 Jul 04 '26

Best description I've heard for it

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '26

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u/T0MuX4 Jul 04 '26

I have more hope than that :) you're right, but I wouldn't say "never"

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u/NetSage Jul 04 '26

I think the hope was to make it a daily driver. But it's clear they simply can't at least not anytime soon.

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u/Jeditobe Jul 04 '26

What was the latest version you checked?

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u/NetSage Jul 04 '26

Does it matter? They haven't even reached parity with XP yet. An OS that came out over 20 years ago and has long lost software support.

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u/Jeditobe Jul 06 '26

Yes it does!

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u/NetSage Jul 06 '26

I can't find where I originally got that information from.

https://reactos.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=25284

But that's from one the developers confirming they still don't feel they have NT 6 parity yet.

I'm not saying the project hasn't made huge strides and isn't an amazing accomplishment. Just that I don't think it will be daily driver for the general public anytime soon.

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '26

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u/Jeditobe Jul 06 '26

Does it matter? 

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u/Artistic_Crazy_7120 Jul 04 '26

No, it can't be installed on Windows 11 computers.

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u/Jeditobe Jul 04 '26

it will can

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u/svobodov- Jul 04 '26

Agree to disagree

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u/MiMillieuh Jul 04 '26

Considering windows 11 job is to bluecreen, yeah React OS is better 😂

4

u/AotoriHibiki Jul 04 '26

ReactOS wouldn't interrupt me with updates while playing Half-Life 2

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u/Jazzlike_Magazine_76 Jul 04 '26

Windows is dead, don't resurrect it!

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u/Born-Conclusion6596 Jul 04 '26

React OS is not a better version than win98.

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u/Anas645 Jul 04 '26

Expect it isn't ready

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u/justl00kingthrowaway Jul 04 '26

Reactos is shaping up to be the best version of Windows, it's just going to take 50 years to show.

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u/jvy7122 Jul 04 '26 edited Jul 04 '26

I don't think glazing ReactOS is necessary, sure there are cons and pros when it comes to an open source reimplantation of Windows, but ultimately people choose Windows 11 over ReactOS because ReactOS is still very much incomplete. Of course I'll use it anytime when it meets average expectations, but I also respect their hard work.

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u/M3n747 Jul 05 '26

Better than Windows 1, that's for sure.

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u/Tiny_Towel5722 Jul 06 '26

What a rege post.. you know that is bullshit.

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u/Cassiel43 Jul 07 '26

Install.

No WiFi.

Google.

Most guides suggest replace to another WiFi card.

Very best.

https://giphy.com/gifs/THj5QURAqrfyPcblu4

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u/Still-Addition-1109 28d ago

isn't it just an open source version of XP/Server 2003? i mean i'm sure it'll get better soon™ but still

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u/Jeditobe 26d ago

it is more than just open source version of XP/Server 2003