Re: [ros-dev] Arwinss presentation

[Timo Kreuzer]

I gave up on arguing. Instead I'll just use this to push my own ideas.

I also have a secret plan of a "Complete rewrite" that will "bring
ReactOS to the next level" not yet sure about the details, but I think
it will incorporate something like virtualization and cloud computing.

*muahahaha*



Gregor Schneider wrote:
>   Now that I understand the driver concept behind
> arwinss I think that arwinss
>  is the right approach for the project.
>  Looking at the current development approach win32 user and kernel components
>  will not be finished anytime soon and will probably never work 100%. We're
>  just missing specialised developers to achieve that.
>  Furthermore mixing Wine and ReactOS codes on function level like done in
>  those components complicates matters dramatically and consumes energies that
>  could be used in better ways.
>
>  Summing that up: I like the idea, should indeed be a big push for
>  application compability.
>  Actually I'm surprised we don't see a big controversial discussion around
>  this idea like everyone expected.
>
>  Concerning the picture on page 25 of the presentation: I remember having
>  seen the start menu side bar cropped like this before in some of my tests.
>  Was it StretchDIBits, or rather StretchBlt? I'll find out.
>
>  Best regards,
>  Gregor Schneider
>
>  P.S: Quite interesting how the press judged this announcement: "ReactOS
>  about to restart" is what I read today on a german technology news page.
>
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