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Motion video indexing mechanism for athlete recruiting architecture
by James Tabor 16 Jul '05

16 Jul '05

Hi All! I may have missed this. I guess they are patenting indirectly the windows api. http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2… Go figure! James

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[Fwd: Help & contact!]
by James Tabor 04 Jul '05

04 Jul '05

Hi Did everyone get this too? James Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2005 16:31:03 +0200 From: Rafa? <rafkup(a)gmail.com> Hi. I am writing to you in the name of all BetaComp Team members, because we're thinking, that you are the best from the best. We make new operating system firstly based on ReactOS <http://www.reactos.com <http://www.reactos.com/>> (the part of you work on ReactOS or did it in the past). Why base on ReactOS? The answer is very simple. HostiliX (this is a name of our OS) is compatible with Windows(R) and ReactOS is compatible with Microsoft(C) product too, so we based HostiliX on ReactOS, because we don't want to waste our time to do something what is already done. Now suggest next question: Why are we doing Windows(R) clone? We are not making a Windows clone! Just most hardware manufacturers do drivers only for Windows(R), so we want to HostiliX be able to use it. We don't have time to do drivers! The same situation is with Windows applications. Most users need Windows(R) software. We want to permit them to use free operating system and them's favourite software. But running Windows software isn't our priority! We want to make new, fast, stable and secure operating system. It will have its' own SubSystem using CygWin, or CygWin clone, so it will run modified Linux applications. POSIX SubSystem must be modified of course. There won't be root directory (/). All ported from Linux to HostiliX software will use drive letters like A:, C:, (...). The will be also OS/2(R) and DOS(R) SubSystems. FAQ: Q: How want we to do drive letters in ported from Linux software? A: We want to modify libraries like GTK and QT (dialog windows) and add into it drive litters support. PosiX Layer will modify all slashes to backslash and if any program want to access / directory PosiX Layer will translate it to for example C:\HostiliX\System32\Posix where will be usr, bin, sbin and folders. Directory structure of Posix dir will be compatible with Unix directory structure. All drive letters will have shortcuts (will be mounted) somewhere in this directory. Using modified open/save/etc dialog windows user will feel that he uses any Windows application. Q: What's our pririty? A: Make HostiliX stable fast and secure with all features like logging in/out, switching user, shutting down system (power off, reboot and hibernate). Q: Will be hibernate just a hibernate? :P A: No! When system call hibernate process it will close all network connections and then unload drivers to all network hardware. Then will hibernate computer. After user power on computer again HostiliX will boot up from hibernation and then loads again unloaded before hibernation process drivers. What it adds? Let's imagine that you have Sagem Fast 800 ADSL Modem Connected to USB. When you power off your computer, driver will load, but modem will be unsynchronised with line. HostiliX will load this driver again, synchronise modem and connect to Internet again. Q: Why don't we help ReactOS Team? A: There's a few reasons. First: We don't want to do Windows clone. HostiliX will be only able to load Windows(R) drivers and run Windows(R) software, when we will do more and repair existing I/O Functions. Second: Windows software compatibility isn't our priority! Third: We don't like ReactOS Team policy. They're doing anything like this in Windows(R). They even cloned Explorer. We only want to compatible with Windows(R) startup, shutdown (without hibernate), login processes. But it won't looks like Windows. HostiliX will have its' own GUI (it's GDI + XOrg with theming support). If you have any other questions to us, if something isn't clear, please write to me. I'll reply and answer to all your questions! Why I write to you? Because we (BetaComp Team) think, that you're the best from the best. We need more people to write really good OS. If you have free time and want to make really great Operating System for home and business please help us! Please reply. I look forward to hearing from you. Yours faithfully, Rafal Kupiec BetaComp Team

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Website
by gvg＠reactos.com 02 Jul '05

02 Jul '05

The website went down last night after a log file reached 2Gb. This resulted in Apache processes being killed and restarted, which in turn led to heavy trashing. Everything should be back to normal now. Ge van Geldorp.

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RE: [ros-general] Re: Welcome to the " ros-general" mai ling list (Digest mode)
by Murphy, Ged (Bolton) 30 Jun '05

30 Jun '05

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Re: Welcome to the " ros-general" mailing list (Digest mode)
by Asmodeus =) 30 Jun '05

30 Jun '05

---- Wiadomość Oryginalna ---- Od: ros-general-request(a)reactos.com Do: asmodeuss(a)tlen.pl Data: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 13:50:19 +0200 Temat: Welcome to the "ros-general" mailing list (Digest mode) > Welcome to the ros-general(a)reactos.com mailing list! > > To post to this list, send your email to: > > ros-general(a)reactos.com > > General information about the mailing list is at: > > http://reactos.com/mailman/listinfo/ros-general > > If you ever want to unsubscribe or change your options (eg, switch to > or from digest mode, change your password, etc.), visit your > subscription page at: > > http://reactos.com/mailman/options/ros-general/asmodeuss%40tlen.pl > > You can also make such adjustments via email by sending a message to: > > ros-general-request(a)reactos.com > > with the word `help' in the subject or body (don't include the > quotes), and you will get back a message with instructions. > > You must know your password to change your options (including changing > the password, itself) or to unsubscribe. It is: > > boaruz > > Normally, Mailman will remind you of your reactos.com mailing list > passwords once every month, although you can disable this if you > prefer. This reminder will also include instructions on how to > unsubscribe or change your account options. There is also a button on > your options page that will email your current password to you. >

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Trademark update and other stuff
by Steven Edwards 09 Jun '05

09 Jun '05

Hi All, We have now reached our goal of $500 to file the paperwork to register the Trademark name and logo of ReactOS in the state of South Carolina. The next step will be filing for the entire US which I have to go to another lawyer on. I expect to do the federal paperwork, it will cost us about the same but I don't know when that will happen so if you were just going to make a donation for the Trademark stuff you can hold off. If anyone in the user community would like to make donations to support general development causes let me know and I can start allocating funds for bounties. On another note I have opened up a bank account for the foundation so if you don't want to use paypal but you want to make a donation contact me and I can provide routing information. Thanks to everyone that has helped with this! Even if you are not able to write code, your donations, testing, translation, promotion and artwork for ReactOS help the project! -Steven __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail

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Interface Team Coordinator: mf
by Jason Filby 04 Jun '05

04 Jun '05

Hi all The coordinator of the UI team will be mf by popular vote, congratulations mf! Thanks to Mikko for coming up with the idea to have a UI team. I'll go about setting up a ros-ui mailing list. The first order of business for the UI team is finalizing a new look for the reactos.com site. Regards Jason

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Re: [ros-dev] UI Coordinator Vote
by Steven Edwards 26 May '05

26 May '05

Hi, --- Jason Filby <jason.filby(a)gmail.com> wrote: > We need to vote on the UI Coordinator Vote. This will take 2 weeks > according to our voting rules and only committers may participate. If > you're not listed as a committer but participate in the project in an > important way (testing/web work) then talk to an existing committer to > get a recommendation. I don't know who all has names in the race but my vote would be for Fireball. He has done quite a lot of work helping on translation and international issues in ReactOS and I think with the Russian Translation of the website and been helping others to translate ReactOS in to thier native language. Thanks Steven Yahoo! Mail Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour: http://tour.mail.yahoo.com/mailtour.html

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Fwd: Status update and voting
by Jason Filby 24 May '05

24 May '05

Forwarded to General List as well. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jason Filby <jason.filby(a)gmail.com> Date: May 24, 2005 8:50 PM Subject: Fwd: Status update and voting To: ReactOS Development List <ros-dev(a)reactos.com> Hi all Vizzini has officially stepped down from the kernel coordinator position. It's a pity that legalities and the nature of his business have put him in this position. I've expressed our thanks for his input and contributions to the project to Vizzini. The kernel coordinator position will be up for vote for nominiated candidates. This will only happen after the UI team has settled. In case you're wondering, the project coordinator position, which I've been sitting on for around 7/8 years now, will also be up for vote in the near future. This will only happen once we've nailed down a constitution for the project (and no, I'm not leaving the project, just opening things up). Regards Jason ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Vizzini <vizzini(a)plasmic.com> Date: May 24, 2005 4:32 AM Subject: Status update To: Jason Filby <jason.filby(a)gmail.com> Cc: Ge van Geldorp <gvg(a)reactos.com>, ch(a)csh-consult.dk Jason, Due to a few unfortunate legal changes related to work that I can't really avoid, I'm going to have to officially step down as the kernel coordinator. I haven't had any time to work on the project lately anyway, so it's probably better to just make it official. I've had a blast working with you guys over the past couple of years, and I hope to be able to contribute again some day. I'll try to keep an eye on things in case there are questions that I am needed for, but that doesn't seem to be happening too often. Thanks again for letting me participate in the project. I'm sorry I haven't been able to contribute more lately, and I wish I didn't have to jump off the train completely, but such is life. Thanks! -Vizzini

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To Mike Nordell
by Mikko Tikkanen 23 May '05

23 May '05

>Alex Ionescu wrote: >>Mike Nordell wrote: >>After exchanging words with them both on IRC now, my vote is for mf. >> >In all fairness, you talked with Mikko for 5 minutes as he was preparing >to sleep ;) Indeed. Now, after few hours of sleep, I'm still hardly the sharpest tool in a shed but at least my thoughts can run straight line... I forgot to mention something.. Approachability. Now I want you to think of regular user who uses his windows machine at work for e-mail and Word -writings.. Now, give him two computers, both have exactly same OS (say ROS) but with different approach for GUI (one that looks like windows and another one which kinda looks like windows but still looks like something else and somewhat acts like windows)... Now, which one do you think he/she is going to go for? To the windows look-alike. But why? Because it has higher approachability. I've seen this happen thousand times. People are afraid of anything new and sometimes even refuse to learn anything new if it is _absolutely_ necessary (i.e. if the old means are still usable even though not nearly as efficent as the new ones). Even though I'd love nothing more than to design fully new and revolutional concept for UI it is simply not efficent in this case IF ReactOS aims to be "another windows". The reason why I am driving this "another windows" concept is that it is basically the very mind and soul of ROS. The ultimate goal is to be 100% Windows compatible, but if the UI isn't Windows like the users will see it not as "another windows" but as "another OS" which then makes ROS to lose it's desired market value. (as windows compatible OS) If the user can't clearly distinct the fact that it really is "another windows" how can you expect him to realize that ROS really is 100% windows compatible AND you can run all your regular Windows software on it? Put a tag line on the boot screen? Not going to work, nor will the same line work on web-page, because regular users usually won't change their working OS by downloading and burning another one from internet but by observation. They will see someone else use it, maybe even try it themselves, perhaps think that they are using Windows but then realize that while they are doing everything they needed to do they are doing it it completely new environment. Of course to achieve this there has to be distinct clues that you are not in your regular Windows but also it has to look like Windows at the first glance. If it does look like Windows regular users will expect it to work like Windows (hence they can immediately start using it) and they will most likely will expect to run the same software because it looks and feels like Windows. -mikko

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