-----Original Message----- From: ros-dev-bounces@reactos.com [mailto:ros-dev-bounces@reactos.com] On Behalf Of Rafal Kupiec Sent: 5. juni 2005 11:42 To: ros-dev@reactos.com Subject: [ros-dev] Re: New OS built on ReactOS and WinuxOS technology!
Maybe my posts sounds a bit aggressive, but I didn't want to write aggressive posts. Maybe it's that, becouse English isn't my strong side? I'm not attacking ReactOS. I only write about us project. Maybe is here someone, who wants to help us make HostiliX really good OS?
What we don't like in ReactOS? What disturb us?
- New XML build system. I heared that it should be faster, but it
isn't. After compilation files have 2-3x more size. Standard makefiles was better.
On Windows, it's capable of building a bootable CD ~50% faster than the old system was. Don't compare a DBG=0 with a DBG=1 build.
- Making ReactOS Windows style. For eg. why do you implementing
explorer to ReactOS? It musn't be there. But, you can write your own shell. It can looks like any existing shell (eg. Gnome, KDE, LiteStep). Why just Windows? Is it the most beautifull Operating System?
Windows has many good qualities.
- Why all system is compressed to cabinet (CAB) file? Becouse Windows
uses this compresion. Why are you doing all like Microsoft? Is Bill Gates paying you for cloning his OS? There's better, more beautifull and with more capabilities shelles. And all of them are user-friendly!
Because cabinet files have good access times when you need to pull out just one file. And yes, Bill is sponsoring me. He even sends me gifts. Last christmas I got a spacy looking USB mouse from him.
2/3) You want to do Windows clone, becouse the most poeple use it. So, you want to do free Widnows. But we want to do completelly new OS, that what I said it will be able to run Widnows apps and load windows drivers. That's all. Of course we can cooperate if you want. You can get our patches from HostiliX's SVN and we can get your patches from ReactOS's SVN.
ReactOS is not a clone of Windows. On www.reactos.com, "ReactOS is an Open Source effort to develop a quality operating system that is compatible with Microsoft Windows(R) applications and drivers." says it all.
Actually we're only looking for people who symphatetic our idea to make completelly new OS (somethink like modified Windows). On most forum boards where are Windows Customization sections you can see Windows with Aqua style (they're changing Windows to look like MacOS or Linux)
It doesn't sound like it's a completely new OS. It sounds more like a fork of ReactOS.
PS. Don't compare these: http://www.reactos.com/en/content/view/full/177 http://savannah.gnu.org/task/?func=detailitem&item_id=3642
Casper