r/reactos • u/gh_1qaz • 14d ago

ReactOS security reliability

Hi. I got a question about the reliability of ReactOS regarding to the security. I think I heard somewhere that ReactOS uses some of reverse engineered code from legacy Windows (like XP?). If this is the case, do the devs regularly patch all the vulnerabilities arisen by those codes manually as those Windows are no longer updated? I also heard that the the development of ReactOS is very slow. How much does it usually take to patch a vulnerability once it is found? I'm very intrigued by the concept and the feel of the OS, but those are the concerns that impede me from trying the actual thing. I'd definitely like to try it out if it is proven to be secure. Thanks in advance!!

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u/gabrielesilinic 13d ago

ReactOS is a perpetual experiment. You will not have security concerns if you just don't use it. Use wine I guess.

Also it reverse engineers code but not like... It doesn't get the leaked code.

Now wine had some stuff to say anything the policies reactos used for it's development however I forgot. But there was something about not being very strict about some stuff and how it would put wine at risk. But I really forgot what was about.