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) <gigaherz(a)gmail.com>
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 <
>  elhoir(a)gmail.com&gt; 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) <
> >  gigaherz(a)gmail.com&gt; 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 <
> > >  elhoir(a)gmail.com&gt; 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 &lt;thomas.faber(a)reactos.org
> > > >  > 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 &lt;colin(a)reactos.org&gt;
> > > > > 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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