Re: [ros-dev] [ros-kernel] How do device drivers fit into the projectgoal

[Magnus Olsen]

I forget one thing if u reading ReactOS roadmap it say all drv will be nt
compatible in ReactOS
Our Graphic drv is windows xp compatible already.  and I think alot other
drv is that already.


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From: "James Tabor" <jimtabor(a)adsl-64-217-116-74.dsl.hstntx.swbell.net>
To: <ros-dev(a)reactos.org>
Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 3:04 AM
Subject: [ros-dev] [ros-kernel] How do device drivers fit into the
projectgoal


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>  -------- Original Message --------
>  Subject: [ros-kernel] How do device drivers fit into the project goal
>  Resent-Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 22:08:57 -0500
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>  Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 20:05:44 -0700
>  From: rex <rex(a)lvcablemodem.com>
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>  To: ros-kernel(a)sid-dis.com <ros-kernel(a)sid-dis.com>
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>  In a recent response to a message I posted, dennis
>  mentioned that the goal of the project is to build an
>  OS that gives the user a Win32 compatable
>  environment.  He also stated in that message that
>  the guts will not necessarily be the same as WinNT
>  or Win98, insted that might actually work correctly.
>  A while ago a similar discussion came up and it was
>  agreed (or so I remember) that we would try to
>  remain compatable with device drivers so we don't
>  have to reinvent them all.  I was reading a status
>  message from Connor and I realized that he has
>  some interesting ideas for building a high performance
>  video subsystem, but my brief glance at his description
>  left me thinking that legacy drivers probably will not
>  plug into it.  This does not bother me, however we
>  should discuss this and decide on a clear goal for
>  ReactOS regarding driver compatability.
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>  It's my impression that the following statement
>  sums up the goal of the project:
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>  ReactOS will be a freely distributable operating
>  system capable of running Win32 applications,
>  that is Win98 and WinNT applications.
>
>  The main project page states the following:
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>  "ReactOS will be a free operating system that
>  can run software and drivers compatible with
>  Windows NT."
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>  I hope I'm not stepping on any toes, but I think
>  before Conner builds a fast but not necessarily
>  compatable video system, or Arindam builds a
>  compatable but not necessarily most effecient
>  network subsystem, perhaps we should reaffirm
>  the goal so noone takes the wrong path.
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>  Personally, I vote for driver compatability.  I think
>  there is enough room internally for improvement
>  over the MS design (though I haven't actually seen
>  it) that we dont need to change the structure of
>  the driver interface.  Of course, I haven't yet seen
>  the Network or Video driver interface other than
>  block diagrams and broad overviews.
>
>  Rex.
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