Re: [ros-dev] reports about Win7+ apps

[Dick]

;-) yes but it would make the group of users much smaller. an 
windows-replacement that can run all windows programs, including those of 
windows 10 can be used as a stable replacement for everyone, when the 
target would be xp/2003 most people and most new hardware would not 
benefit from it. but luckily david pointed out also support for newer 
windows versions is planned.

On Mon, 5 Nov 2018, Javier Agustìn Fernàndez Arroyo wrote:

>   @Dick,
>  
>  Windows XP/2003 is a great target, those were very stable systems, and
>  ReactOS can perfectly replace them. Software companies dont support them
>  because lack of maintenance. But ReactOS has that :)
>  
>  
>  
>  On Mon, Nov 5, 2018 at 1:59 PM Dick <dick(a)deds.nl> wrote:
>        When will reactos be usable for daily use? I think reactos
>        shoulld support
>        also windows 7/10 programs, because when it only supports older
>        windows-versions you all are in fact building history, something
>        that will
>        never be usable for new computers with new software so it would
>        never be
>        able to replace windows. I realy hoep the day this project is
>        suitable for
>        daily use comes ever, about 20 yers of work without a full
>        functional
>        versoin makes me doubt reactos will ever become a fully workign
>        replacement for windows. Who knows, maybe everybody had forgoten
>        windows
>        in 10 years and everybody uses chrome os. so i hope there is a
>        plan,
>        somethign users can expect. a first beta release for example.
>        best regards, Dick
>
>        On Mon, 5 Nov 2018, David Quintana (gigaherz) wrote:
>
> >   Our compatibility layer is very WIP, so reports
> > about those 
>        apps would be a
> >   lot of noise with low value
> >
> >  On Mon, 5 Nov 2018, 13:32 Javier Agustìn Fernàndez Arroyo 
>       
> <elhoir(a)gmail.com
> >   wrote:
> >        hello all,
> >  im planning to use ReactOS at a foundation here in Madrid, 
>        which is
> >   dedicated to people with intellectual
> > disabilities
> >
> >  he point is, they are using mostly Windows 10, so they are 
>        using Win10
> >   apps
> >
> >  are bug reports about Win10 apps acceptable?
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