#reactos

MrGrumpyMonkeymrgrumpymonkey
2026-03-12

So I thought I was done with React OS. I found a USB 2.0 drive I had laying around. Low and behold, the VM actually read it. So I started transferring files that I thought might work. 32 bit browser installers. Pale Moon, Vivaldi, some other 32bit browser? All duds. Modern browsers are a bust too. This is a 32bit OS based on Windows Server 2003. And boy does it show. It's quite fickle with what software could work. Anyone know of a functional browser for ?

MrGrumpyMonkeymrgrumpymonkey
2026-03-12

Browsing old bookmarks I ran across a bookmark for . So I snagged the ISO, spun up a VM and installed it. I was instantly slapped in the face with very archaic Windows XP days of the installation phase. It's so computery in comparison to modern operating system standards. Then the desktop smacks me back to Windows 2000. The fact this works this well is a testament to the team, but warn me that I'm going to be transported to the past before hand. Anyone use this in the wild?

Luzzy lop-eared bun 🏳️‍⚧️meluzzy@woof.tech
2026-03-07

Can't wait to see how #Commodore will implement the new Age Verification Requirement in the the PET, VIC-20, C64, C128 and Amiga Workbench.

Same for #Plan9 , #OpenBSD , #IRIX , SerenityOS , FreeDOS , #ReactOS , OS2 , #HaikuOS , Minix3 , RISCOS , AROS , CPM , Solaris and KolibriOS...

The answer: They won't because it's ridiculous.

HP van Braamhp@tmm.cx
2026-03-07

There is a silver lining to the whole #python #chardet debacle. If it is legal to throw a pile of code at an LLM, and tell it to write a new version of that code that is not a derivative then that gives us a lot of options too.

GPL compatible #ZFS? no problem! #ReactOS from the leaked NT/2k sources? No problem!

Maybe this is a golden age for the collapse of proprietary software after all. If they can do an end run around the #GPL we can do an end run around the #EULA.

#opensource

Fabian Transchelftranschel@norden.social
2026-03-04

@Keldrim Sorry, forget #ReactOS. That's not a solution to any problem. It will only prolong anyone's suffering from #Microslop.

Keldrim :verified_paw:Keldrim@meow.social
2026-03-04

Ohh boi I wanna say did not think #Windows can go any lower but nah totally see this coming. So lemme say again it's really time to think about #Linux or seriously help #ReactOS to get ready for prime time, if you can't let go of how Windows work.

tech4gamers.com/windows-12-rep

Keldrim :verified_paw:Keldrim@meow.social
2026-02-28

Tired of #Windows ? But #Linux will never be your thing? Maybe you should support #ReactOS in it's development so it's ready for prime time faster, be either helping development or tossing a coin.

youtube.com/watch?v=VnLQvqoxXjA

2026-02-26

更新されたよ、見に来てね!→ ブラックボックスからの脱却! 最新 トレンドと の執念 時代と# AIセキュリティ の最前線 2月27日(金) youtube.com/watch?v=5kJBtoFFYWg

Neal Gompa (ニール・ゴンパ) :fedora:neal@social.gompa.me
2026-02-24

After a hard day's work I want to chat and maybe futz around with #ReactOS to play an old Windows game. Join me in my struggles in #RetroGaming! 🙂

twitch.tv/Det_Conan_Kudo

Richard Gráčik - Morcmorc@mstdn.social
2026-02-10

Mind playing some Minecraft while waiting for HP-UX to boot up?
feat. @leandrofriedrich
#parisc #classicube #reactos

A screenshot from my real hardware ReactOS machine. There's Winamp opened playing some module tracker tunes, german HyperTerminal connected to a rp2430 PA-RISC server and ClassiCube connected to the Not Awesome 2 server.
Richard Gráčik - Morcmorc@mstdn.social
2026-02-10

Randomly revisiting #ReactOS on real hardware.

Still so much fun as always.

ClassiCube with a ReactOS text logo built on the Not Awesome serverOpenMPT 1.32.06.00 RETRO playing some serious Virtual Humanityoops, font rendering blew up
2026-02-06

Что было у ReactOS в 2025

Здравствуйте, дорогие друзья. Наконец-то у меня дошли руки написать статью с итогами ReactOS по 2025 году.

habr.com/ru/articles/993318/?u

#reactos #драйвера #дисплей

2026-02-05

Что было у ReactOS в 2025

Здравствуйте, дорогие друзья. Наконец-то у меня дошли руки написать статью с итогами ReactOS по 2025 году.

habr.com/ru/articles/993318/

#reactos #драйвера #дисплей

𝔱.𝔥.trzyglow
2026-02-04

oh, this is equally funny and cool ^^

loss32.org/

@kluergen Ich vermute, dass es damals durchaus einen Sinn gehabt hätte. Es gab einfach keine Alternativen zu Windows im Clientbereich für die breite Masse. Mittlerweile sind viele Applikationen webbasiert und/oder es gibt gleichwertige Tools. Auch und gerade im Businessebereich.

Jetzt ist #ReactOS wohl überholt. Vielleicht als PoC noch ganz interessant ;)

2026-01-30

[Перевод] Как превратить Linux в Windows

Тезис: следует создать такой дистрибутив Linux, который по умолчанию выполняет двоичные файлы Windows через Wine. Если я найду файл в формате .exe, которому 20 лет, я по-прежнему смогу запустить его на современной Windows. Попробуйте проделать подобное с двоичным файлом Linux, которому всего год. Совершенно не гарантированно, что он запустится, в зависимости от того, какие обновления успели произойти. Также не гарантируется, что заработает даже сегодняшний двоичный файл Linux, если собрать его в одном дистрибутиве, а попытаться запустить на разных других дистрибутивах. Возникает ровно такая же проблема, связанная с версиями установленных библиотек.

habr.com/ru/companies/timeweb/

#timeweb_перевод #windows #apple #linux #appimage #elf #win32 #freebsd #reactos #android

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