Re: [ros-dev] New Webserver System

[Andrew Murphy]

On 01/09/05, reactos <reactos(a)wtnord.net> wrote:
>   
>  This makes it totally perfect for embedded applications like Set-top-boxes 
>  or Routers or why not game consoles right?
>  
>  /Jaix 

ROS is developing an XBOX port :)

Andrew 

----Ursprungligt meddelande-----
>   From: Emanuele Aliberti ea(a)iol.it
>  Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 06:37:19 +0200
>  To: ReactOS Development List ros-dev(a)reactos.com
>  Subject: Re: [ros-dev] New Webserver System
>  
> >   Richard Campbell wrote:
> >
> > >   Well, i don't know about other devs around
> > > here, but i don't WANT
> > >  ReactOS to become another XP.
> > >
> > >  Windows XP typically consumes over a GB of space.
> > >
> > >  Remember NT4? It took between 30 and 100 mb of space depending on
> > >  features. Windows 95? About 15 MB. If users want additional apps,
> > >  they can either download them, or use a custom ROS distro that will
> > >  include such things. The source tree is cluttered enough as it is.
> > >  ReactOS should only include the basic software that earlier versions
> > >  shipped with...a notepad clone, possibly a wordpad clone, basic net
> > >  utils, etc. 
> >  Also the Win32 subsystem is not technically necessary. All Win32 pieces
> >  could be moved off the main reactos tree and included as optional
> >  linking them from modules. I proposed it years ago. It is not an easy
> >  task, though, because setup should know that, if the user asks for no
> >  personalty at all, it should install none (now win32 is by default in).
> >  Personalities (win, posix, os2, vms, ...) should come on the cd-rom as
> >  separate cab files and post install procedures add registry entries,
> >  create directoryes etc. A no-personality ReactOS will be a really light
> >  OS, perfect for custom text/graphics boxes (you just need writing an
> >  entry in the registry for the session manager to start your native
> >  program, which will be the only user program in the box (excluding the
> >  sm itself).
> >
> >  --
> >  :Emanuele Aliberti
> >
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>  
>  Yours sincerely,
>  Jaix Bly
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