[ros-general] ReactOS/Thorium Kickstarter

[Ziliang Guo]

The ReactOS project recently initiated a Kickstarter campaignin the form of Thorium Core,
a cloud desktop environment that allows one to have a consistent computing environment
with the same applications and settings anywhere one has a reliable broadband connection.
To achieve this, Thorium intends to complete the work needed to bring ReactOS to a state
where it is useable for day to day activities as well as tune it for usage in various
virtual environments. Due to ReactOS' lightweight nature, a Thorium Core instance will
have more resources to dedicate to the things that matter most to a user, running their
applications.
 
Of course, Thorium isn't about just a cloud desktop. It's very much about ReactOS
itself. The project has gotten close, very close, to being ready for general use. Rough
edges are being polished at a daily rate and in the preparation for 0.4.0, the team has
put significant effort into not just the system's stability but also the user
friendliness of a new explorer shell. With Thorium's success, the project can work on
other issues that stand in the way of ReactOS being ready for day to day use. So for
ReactOS supporters, Thorium offers the chance to bring ReactOS out of alpha, into beta,
and maybe even into production. If you've been waiting years for ReactOS to be to the
point where you can replace your soon to be retired Windows XP install, then here's a
chance to help the project make that final push to be ready.