Re: [ros-general] why folks

[Robert Köpferl]

We want API and even ABI compatibility. And also semantic compatibility, 
which is very hard do gain with an emulation layer.
ABI = binary compatible

Enrico Weigelt schrieb:
>   Hi folks,
>  
>  a very general question:
>  
>  why are you developing a completely new kernel instead of using an
>  existing one like linux or hurd and running reactos just as a 
>  subsystem, perhaps with some kernel improvements.
>  
>  For example: linux brings very good memory management and filesystem.
>  If you want to use Xwindow, you can use a direct graphics backend 
>  for the UI. Console applications could run directly on stdio as
>  all unix console applications do.
>  
>  Doing so lets you run the windows applications within a another
>  host operating system and integrating both together.
>  
>  So what are the advantages of another own kernel against a subsystem
>  in another host operating system ?
>  
>  
>  cu