Normally this list is used to announce new releases of ReactOS operating
system, however this time is an exception. There is a significant, rare
event which I would like to get your attention to.
ReactOS Fundraiser 2012.
The ReactOS Project has engaged in several fundraising efforts in the
past, and thanks to their success and non-monetary donations, an
industry-grade infrastructure
<http://www.reactos.org/en/Infrastructure.html> was developed and
deployed, and is being continuously improved.
Donations have also helped developers travel to several conferences and
events to promote and present ReactOS. These presentations were crucial
in drawing attention to the project and often helped spur further donations.
This year we want to do something different, something even grander.
ReactOS is quite close to transitioning to beta testing and we are
constantly improving the development process itself. However for many
core developers ReactOS remains a hobby in which they participate in
their spare time as all have other real life obligations to meet. All of
the developers are extremely skilled and every contribution they make
helps significantly improve ReactOS' quality.
For the first time ever, the ReactOS Foundation seeks to go beyond the
usual small fundraising campaigns aimed at paying infrastructure
expenses. We wish to raise money
<http://www.reactos.org/en/foundation_donate.html> *to formally hire as
many core developers as possible*, to work on the project they believe
in, the project they've been working on, to transform a hobby into a job
so they can dedicate all of their time to the ReactOS project.
In light of the significant advances the project enjoyed thanks to work
done as part of Google's Summer of Code 2011, it became even more
obvious that the fastest way to accelerate the development of ReactOS is
by directly funding developers to contribute to ReactOS. As such, the
project is reaching out to our many fans and believers to help make this
happen.
Together, we can make ReactOS into a true competitor and alternative for
computer users worldwide.
Thanks,
Aleksey Bragin
ReactOS Project Coordinator
Links:
Official news text: http://www.reactos.org/en/news_page_75.html (other
languages may be available)
ReactOS Fundraising Campaign 2012 Progress bar (updated daily):
http://www.reactos.org on top of the page.
Donation page: http://www.reactos.org/en/foundation_donate.html (other
languages may have country-specific ways of donation)
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The ReactOS team is proud to announce the release of ReactOS 0.3.14.
This version includes a significant amount of changes including both
user visible and architectural improvements. Also included in this
release is the valuable work accomplished as part of the Google Summer
of Code 2011 event, of which ReactOS was a mentoring project.
One of the more significant sets of improvements was to ReactOS’
networking stack. As part of the GSoC, ReactOS gained a new TCP/IP
driver built around the LwIP project. The LwIP library is a popular and
stable implementation of TCP/IP originally intended for embedded use.
The new driver has significantly increased both stability and
performance, allowing the use of high bandwidth applications such as
torrents. Furthermore, ReactOS has improved compatibility with NT5.1
drivers with the export of scatter/gather DMA functionality. Last but
not least, ReactOS now includes wireless network support and is able to
connect to both open and WEP encrypted networks.
One of the more obvious user visible changes includes the implementation
of theme support. Users can now change the look and feel of ReactOS’
user interface by installing XP based themes and changing the appearance
of the desktop from the default classic look to something more exciting.
Architecturally, the addition of a kernel mode testing framework has
helped to identify a variety of bugs in kernel mode components. This is
an important change with regards to core stability and is proving
invaluable in ensuring the project does not suffer unexpected
regressions in the kernel.
Support for building ReactOS using the Microsoft toolset has also played
a large part in the release. This is now at a stage where ReactOS can be
entirely built using an MSVC based environment and can produce a working
boot and livecd. Along with GCC, ReactOS can now be built using two
different toolsets and on a variety of platforms including Windows,
Linux and Mac OS X.
During the preparation of this release 789 bugs were fixed, including
118 regressions with the oldest regression being issue #1009 (can't open
context menu with Shift-F10). The oldest bug fixed was #209 (PrintScreen
doesn't work) from over eight years ago. 811 new bugs were opened since
the release of 0.3.13.
A list of some of the more significant changes includes:
* ACPI
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface support is now enabled
automatically when the ACPI Hardware Abstraction Layer is used,
providing support for power buttons and full system power off.
* LwIP
A new TCP/IP driver using the LwIP driver has been integrated into
ReactOS, significantly improving network performance and stability and
also presenting an upgrade path to IPv6.
* MSVC Compatibility
ReactOS can now be built using Microsoft's compiler to create a working
boot or livecd.
* Scatter/Gather Support
Scatter/Gather DMA operations are now supported, significantly improving
compatibility with network drivers written for NT5.1 and later.
* Shell Improvements
The shell32 library rewrite in C++ has been merged in and brings with it
various architectural improvements that will help serve as a foundation
for future work on the new explorer shell.
* Special Pool
A special pool designed to guard against misuses of kernel pool memory
has been implemented.
* Theme Support
ReactOS now has the infrastructure needed to theme the user interface
and shell, allowing users to install and use something besides the
classic Windows theme.
* WiFi Support
ReactOS now supports wireless network drivers and is able to join open
and WEP encrypted wireless networks.
The detailed 0.3.14 changelog is available here:
http://www.reactos.org/wiki/index.php/ChangeLog-0.3.14
Main news link: http://www.reactos.org/en/news_page_70.html
Download link: http://www.reactos.org/en/download.html
I would like to thank all the past and present members of the ReactOS
team for their hard work and of course all those in the community that
support us.
We will never forget involvement and contribution of those who left our
world too early.
http://www.reactos.org/pipermail/ros-dev/2011-June/014419.html
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ReactOS Foundation President
http://www.reactos.org
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Pierre Schweitzer
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