Re: [ros-dev] New ideas added to GSoC Ideas list

[David Quintana (gigaherz)]

That second Windows should have been ros.

On 17 March 2017 at 01:25, David Quintana (gigaherz) [e-mail]
wrote:
> Running windows inside a vdm window isn't the same as running the apps
> directly in windows, as if they were native apps.
>
> On 17 March 2017 at 01:07, Javier Agustìn Fernàndez Arroyo <
> [e-mail]> wrote:
> > some people have had success in running Win 3.1 under ReactOS thanks to
> > NTDVM, so win3.1 apps can be run too :)
> >
> > On Thu, Mar 16, 2017 at 11:49 PM, David Quintana (gigaherz) <
> > [e-mail]> wrote:
> > > That's not true. NTVDM is not WoW16. NTVDM is just DOS support. In order
> > > to support 16bit (windows 3.1) applications, a whole other system is needed.
> > >
> > > On 16 March 2017 at 23:37, Javier Agustìn Fernàndez Arroyo <
> > > [e-mail]> wrote:
> > > > "-Implementing WoW16 support. I suppose that'll draw attention." -->
> > > > NTVDM, already done :)
> > > >
> > > > "Working on DirectX support: bringing new features, fixing bugs,
> > > > optimising, if possible fixing some driver issues..." ---> ReactX, would be
> > > > great!
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, Mar 16, 2017 at 2:28 PM, Thomas Faber <[e-mail]
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > I can tell you some possible next steps:
> > > > > x64: implement PAE support in the 32 bit kernel
> > > > > SMP: Implement resource translators and arbiters (I have some
> > > > >
> > > > > initial work for this somewhere)
> > > > > Also SMP: build a CONFIG_SMP kernel (with some hack to use the
> > > > >
> > > > > regular HAL) and debug any issues coming from broken spinlock usage
> > > > >
> > > > > On March 16, 2017 5:50:39 AM EDT, Colin Finck [e-mail]
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > Am 16.03.2017 um 00:03 schrieb Huw Campbell:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > >  SMP or 64 bit processor support would be great. Too hard?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I think that's too much for a single GSoC student. But we also keep
> > > > > > saying this for a long time... The result is that everybody is afraid of
> > > > > > those "big topics".
> > > > > >
> > > > > > What we need is some kernel dev looking into these topics and giving a
> > > > > > rough overview what needs to be done and in what places. Then we can
> > > > > > have a roadmap and split the work up into smaller tasks that are even
> > > > > > doable by GSoC students.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > If nobody makes this first step, we will never have SMP or x64 CPU
> > > > > > support. People also kept saying that full printer support is too much
> > > > > > for a 6-month bachelor thesis, and they were right, but nevertheless I
> > > > > > was able to build the foundations and documentation in that
> > > > > > time.
> > > > > > And now I could guide everyone interested how to continue on achieving
> > > > > > full printing support.
> > > > > > Colin
> > > > > >
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> > > > > > http://www.reactos.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-dev
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
> > > > >
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