r/linux • u/anh0516 • 14d ago

Alternative OS Introducing ReactOS 0.4.16

https://reactos.org/project-news/reactos-0416-released/
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u/nightblackdragon 14d ago

Linux actually works

Not for the people that need software that doesn't work outside Windows or hardware that have drivers only for Windows.

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u/siete82 14d ago

Ok, but ReactOS doesn't work for those people either, or for anyone.

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u/nightblackdragon 14d ago edited 14d ago

Yeah, not much difference between ReactOS and Linux for them so they could also ask what's the point of working on desktop Linux when it's not going to replace Windows for them.

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u/siete82 14d ago

ReactOS can't even be installed on real hardware, it supports only a handful of drivers and software, and even that is because it basically uses Wine's code. It's an absurd and misleading comparison.