While Hermès' answer is totally correct, let me outline our reasons for
that.

First of all, you are right that ReactOS needs to work on its outer
appearance. Many ReactOS developers agree with that and this is also
what the press criticizes first on each ReactOS release.

However, that problem isn't solved by simply ripping off the Windows 8
look & feel and violating Microsoft's copyrights in the process.
ReactOS needs a distinct theme to be memorized as a unique operating
system and not just a poor copy of Windows.

Besides, GreenteaOS has imported their theme without any information
about sources and copyrights
(https://github.com/GreenteaOS/Deprecated/commit/1a75a25554427dc79a87a718ac674090bb605523)
and apparently wants no association with ReactOS
(https://github.com/GreenteaOS/Deprecated/commit/74db330786c0ee27bd76cf34a3156cb6b972311e).
Therefore, the only safe thing for us is staying away from any
GreenteaOS files as well.

Cheers,

Colin


Am 08.09.2018 um 23:58 schrieb Hermès BÉLUSCA-MAÏTO:
> Please don't include any "GreenteaOS" stuff in ReactOS!!
>
> Hermès.
>
>> -----Message d'origine-----
>> De : Ros-dev [mailto:ros-dev-bounces@reactos.org] De la part de theUser BL
>> Envoyé : samedi 8 septembre 2018 16:54
>> À : ros-dev@reactos.org
>> Objet : [ros-dev] Win8 theme for ReactOS?
>>
>> A while ago I have asked in the forum, if the modified Lautus-theme of
>> GreenteaOS could beintegrated in ReactOS
>> https://www.reactos.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=16788
>> Sadly the theme is called in GreenteaOS Lautus, too. Here the source of it
>> https://github.com/GreenteaOS/Deprecated/tree/master/third-
>> party/reactos/media/themes/lautus.msstyles
>> But it looks like Windows 8.
>>
>> Here a screenshot of the Greentea Windows 8 like theme on ReactOS. Choose
>> one link. I have uploaded it multiple times on multiple places, because some
>> picture-uploading-sides delete its files from time to time
>>
>> https://image.ibb.co/gTsPkU/Virtual_Box_React_OS_0_4_9_08_09_2018_16_2
>> 2_18.png
>> http://img4host.net/upload/081642005b93dfb8c233a.png
>> https://img3.picload.org/image/dlpgdlow/virtualbox_reactos0.4.9_08_09_.png
>> https://cdn3.imggmi.com/uploads/2018/9/8/e016c5a6842640ac5f7436ee2e9b
>> 04e7-full.png
>> https://i.imgur.com/mCUvsLy.png
>>
>> EmuandCo is against the integration of the Win8-theme in ReactOS. But he is
>> the only ReactOS-developer in the ReactOS-forum. So I now also ask here, what
>> the other developers thinking about it.
>>
>> Greetings
>> theuserbl
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