ReactOS Project

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React Operating System

ReactOS® is a free, modern operating system based on the design of Windows® XP/2003. Written completely from scratch, it aims to follow the Windows® architecture designed by Microsoft from the hardware level right through to the application level. This is not a Linux based system, and shares none of the unix architecture.

The main goal of the ReactOS project is to provide an operating system which is binary compatible with Windows. This will allow your Windows applications and drivers to run as they would on your Windows system. Additionally, the look and feel of the Windows operating system is used, such that people accustomed to the familiar user interface of Windows® would find using ReactOS straightforward. The ultimate goal of ReactOS is to allow you to remove Windows® and install ReactOS without the end user noticing the change.

Please bear in mind that ReactOS 0.3.6 is still in alpha stage, meaning it is not feature-complete and is not recommended for everyday use.

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News

2008-08-06, Aleksey Bragin ReactOS 0.3.6 A new release of the ReactOS operating system 2008-06-30, Aleksey Bragin ReactOS 0.3.5 A new release of the ReactOS operating system News Archive

ReactOS Newsletter Newsletter 46 by Z98 on 2008-08-20 Shellfolder Extensions Bugfixing ReactOS Compiling Filesystems Newsletter Archive

 

ReactOS Roadmap

A short sum-up of the ReactOS roadmap, for more information visit our ReactOS roadmap page.

Short-term plan

The next release will be 0.3.7, with an earliest projected release date being September, 2008.

Medium-term plan

The coming 0.4 release series will still stay in alpha stage, and 0.5 release series will be marked as beta, meaning a system which is suitable for every day use.

Long-term plan

N/A at the moment.

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