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- ReactOS Version 0.2.x
- Updated March 11th, 2004
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- 1. What is ReactOS?
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- ReactOS is an Open Source effort to develop a quality operating system that is
- compatible with Windows NT applications and drivers.
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- Website: http://www.reactos.com
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- 2. Relationship with the WINE project
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- ReactOS has always planned to work with the WINE project to share as much
- programming effort as possible. This will mainly concern User Mode DLLs and
- will happen once ReactOS's Kernel Mode areas are more complete, as those areas
- form the underlying infrastructure. Other areas of cooperation lie in
- applications and testing suites.
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- 3. Future compatibility
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- The ReactOS project, although currently focused on Windows NT 4.0
- compatibility, is always keeping an eye towards compatibility with future
- Windows NT releases, that is, Windows 2000 (NT 5.0) and Windows XP (NT 5.1).
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- 4. Supporting other System Applications
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- The Windows NT architecture allows for subsystems, as does the ReactOS
- architecture. A subsystem is an implementation of the APIs of another
- operating system, allowing ReactOS to run applications from other systems. We
- are already looking at subsystems for: Java, OS/2 and DOS and possibly others
- in the future.
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- 5. Tutorials
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- Developer and User Tutorials: http://reactos.com/index.php?tab=documents
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- The tutorials contain more information on the project, compiling and testing
- ReactOS - among other topics. Contributors to the project are always welcome.
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- 6. Author
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- This document was written by Jason Filby (jasonfilby@yahoo.com).
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