Re: [ros-dev] svn://svn.reactos.org/trunk/windows

[Emanuele Aliberti]

Alex, I am really sorry. We can not communicate about it.

Alex Ionescu wrote:

>   Ge van Geldorp wrote:
>
> > >   From:
> > > Emanuele Aliberti
> > >
> > >  Win32 would remain the dominant subsystem. I am not against Win32, 
> > >  that shuold be clear. I simply want to make the tree cleaner (the 
> > >  core in a module, a subsystem a module etsim.).
> > >     
> >
> >   
> >  
>  I agree with the fact that Win32 should be able to be "compiled-out", 
>  but I don't think we should get to the point where it's in a separate 
>  branch. We had unofficialy discussed that stuff in its own branch is 
>  "non-core". And Win32 is very much -core- to NT. I'm also pretty sure 
>  that we can find a way to integrate both a compatible, cloned 
>  CSRSS/SMSS model with your wish to have more powerful MuSession 
>  functionality. It isn't a black and white question, and I'm sure both 
>  can be supported (at the very worst, there will simply have to be some 
>  run-time code paths for IfReactOS/IfWindows). That being said, I think 
>  the tree layout that everyone worked on does a good enough separation 
>  job, by having /dll/win32/* in a separate folder.
>
> >   The one thing that distinguishes ReactOS from
> > other open source 
> >  operating
> >  systems is its application support. There is no other open source OS 
> >  with
> >  the number of applications available (potentially :-)) as ReactOS. 
> >  Take out
> >  Win32 and what you're left with is an OS which can only run native apps,
> >  bringing it down (in terms of application support) to the realms of 
> >  BeOS and
> >  SkyOS.
> >  I have no problems with a reorganization which would make Win32 a 
> >  separate
> >  entity in the repository, 
>  That's what /dll/win32 does.
>
> >   but I do feel rather strongly that the default
> >  build (and install) should include Win32.
> >  
>  Agreed.
>
> >   I'm not sure I like the idea of
> >  moving it to /trunk level. I thought beginning this year concensus was
> >  reached on http://www.reactos.org/wiki/index.php/New_Tree_Structure ?
> >
> >  Gé van Geldorp.
> >
> >   
> >  
>  Best regards,
>  Alex Ionescu
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:Emanuele Aliberti