https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_my1_xyPM0
Very impressive
Half-Life 2 running on ReactOS on real hardware
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Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-15 09:07:28
>my shitty toy OS can finally do what Windows has been capable of doing since 20+ years ago, and Mac/Linux has been capable of 10+ years ago
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-15 09:08:36
>>24651
>oh look, i can run doom on a toaster
Usecase ?
>oh look, i can run doom on a toaster
Usecase ?
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-15 09:10:16
oh my god
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-15 09:11:45
>>24651
>windows clone
DOA
>windows clone
DOA
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-15 09:12:47
>>24652
>Mac/linux
Lol apple jeet trying to pretend it can run things
>Mac/linux
Lol apple jeet trying to pretend it can run things
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-15 09:14:12
oh my god......
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-15 09:14:59
Does it support x64 yet
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-15 09:15:48
>>24656
Mac could run Wine last I used it. It probably works fine, especially because hl2 takes barely any resources by modern standards.
Idk about how their trannysition to ARM has fucked things up though. Also hl2 is 32-bit.
Mac could run Wine last I used it. It probably works fine, especially because hl2 takes barely any resources by modern standards.
Idk about how their trannysition to ARM has fucked things up though. Also hl2 is 32-bit.
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-15 09:17:07
omg
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-15 09:18:34
>The ReactOS project, although currently focused on Windows Server 2003 compatibility, is always keeping an eye toward compatibility with Windows Vista and future Windows NT releases.
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-15 09:24:57
>>24658
"latest-x64-msvc-win-dbg" I assume means yes.
"latest-x64-msvc-win-dbg" I assume means yes.
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-15 09:32:02
ReactOS would be better of just designing a Linux distro with a custom DE and wine integration
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-15 09:35:45
>>24651
I want them to succeed, but they won't. can it even run modern windows drivers?
I want them to succeed, but they won't. can it even run modern windows drivers?
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-15 09:36:09
>>24663
Yes.
Yes.
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-15 09:37:25
>>24663
why duplicate effort? let it be its own thing, even if it's not practical.
why duplicate effort? let it be its own thing, even if it's not practical.
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-15 09:37:55
>>24664
I don't. They're potentially prolonging the inevitable death of Windows.
I don't. They're potentially prolonging the inevitable death of Windows.
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-15 09:49:58
>>24664
>I want them to succeed
Mee too because Linux will never replace Windows.
>can it even run modern windows drivers?
No >>24661
>I want them to succeed
Mee too because Linux will never replace Windows.
>can it even run modern windows drivers?
No >>24661
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-15 09:53:42
>>24651
russian spyware made with stolen code
russian spyware made with stolen code
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-15 10:19:25
>>24669
>open source
>spyware
>open source
>spyware
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-15 10:27:06
>>24663
>better of
>of
>better of
>of
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-15 10:28:52
>>24663
Zorin?
Zorin?
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-15 10:40:00
>>24651
This is genuinely impressive. Not the game of course, the
>ReactOS on real hardware
part.
This is genuinely impressive. Not the game of course, the
>ReactOS on real hardware
part.
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-15 10:40:29
>>24651
Didn't the source code of windows 7 get fully leaked?
Why don't they just get say 'yo claude rewrite this shit in rust nigga' to get around copyright crap
Didn't the source code of windows 7 get fully leaked?
Why don't they just get say 'yo claude rewrite this shit in rust nigga' to get around copyright crap
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-15 10:42:50
Wine/Proton manages to run Windows binaries better than this shit, and we're talking about desktop Linux compatibility layer fucktardation. Anyone who treats ReactOS as something that could potentially be a Windows alternative has drank all of the FOSS Kool-Aid.
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-15 10:43:59
>>24674
>Why don't they just get say 'yo claude rewrite this shit in rust nigga' to get around copyright crap
Is this actually possible from a legal standpoint or it's just a meme?
>Why don't they just get say 'yo claude rewrite this shit in rust nigga' to get around copyright crap
Is this actually possible from a legal standpoint or it's just a meme?
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-15 10:46:41
>>24676
It's legally the opinion of the supreme court afaik. If you run something through an LLM it can be considered a transformative work. Therefore the LLM is the ultimate DMCA avoidance machine
It's legally the opinion of the supreme court afaik. If you run something through an LLM it can be considered a transformative work. Therefore the LLM is the ultimate DMCA avoidance machine
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-15 10:59:17
>>24676
>>24677
I think the safe protocol is still what the ReactOS devs do: have one agent reverse engineer to produce a specification (not protected by copyright, but may involve patents) and then have another implement the spec (novel work). Directly translating code might still get you in trouble if you're a mere goy and not a megacorp since this is all still very new and law is playing catchup.
>>24677
I think the safe protocol is still what the ReactOS devs do: have one agent reverse engineer to produce a specification (not protected by copyright, but may involve patents) and then have another implement the spec (novel work). Directly translating code might still get you in trouble if you're a mere goy and not a megacorp since this is all still very new and law is playing catchup.
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-15 11:07:49
>>24659
GPTK4 is pretty good. Shame macOS sucks https://youtu.be/3ZlPEsiaGiQ?si=YUz3jnaH_5ERylmx&t=259
GPTK4 is pretty good. Shame macOS sucks https://youtu.be/3ZlPEsiaGiQ?si=YUz3jnaH_5ERylmx&t=259
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-15 12:22:33
>>24678
Is that why it seems to be actually making progress now, AI?
Is that why it seems to be actually making progress now, AI?
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-15 12:37:32
>>24680
Who knows. I meant agents in the abstract. They've gotten this far using human agents but maybe they've started with LLM agents. It seems like a better-suited task than most vibe coding, since transformers were literally invented for translating between languages.
Who knows. I meant agents in the abstract. They've gotten this far using human agents but maybe they've started with LLM agents. It seems like a better-suited task than most vibe coding, since transformers were literally invented for translating between languages.
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-15 12:38:50
A lot of games runs on ReactOS apparently
https://www.youtube.com/@AotoriHibiki
https://www.youtube.com/@AotoriHibiki
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-15 12:39:25
>>24671
>pedan
>tic
>pedan
>tic
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-15 12:40:26
What about Half-Life 3?
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-15 13:01:05
Cool. Will the OS ever be usable?
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-15 13:04:36
>>24659
Pajeet
Pajeet
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-15 13:28:14
>>24678
The best way to defeat patent law is to ignore it entirely. No one should be constrained to what they can make, because of patents.
The best way to defeat patent law is to ignore it entirely. No one should be constrained to what they can make, because of patents.
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-15 13:32:54
>>24661
Most of the changes made in Vista after was damage. The fact that ReactOS is targeting windows 2003 is pretty much its only redeeming factor. It will never be usable, because its not intended to be.
Most of the changes made in Vista after was damage. The fact that ReactOS is targeting windows 2003 is pretty much its only redeeming factor. It will never be usable, because its not intended to be.
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-15 13:35:35
>>24669
Microsoft audited them in 2006 after suspecting them of using leaked windows NT source code. They didn't find anything.
Microsoft audited them in 2006 after suspecting them of using leaked windows NT source code. They didn't find anything.
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-15 13:37:23
>>24688
So what is the intention? Half-Life 2 works on every OS.
So what is the intention? Half-Life 2 works on every OS.
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-15 13:42:35
>>24690
What I mean is. Just because its capable of sort of running half life does not mean its a fully usable and stable operating system. ReactOS has fundamental issues which they have no intention of addressing. The entire development process is fundamentally flawed, and unless changes are made it won't even be ready by 2060
What I mean is. Just because its capable of sort of running half life does not mean its a fully usable and stable operating system. ReactOS has fundamental issues which they have no intention of addressing. The entire development process is fundamentally flawed, and unless changes are made it won't even be ready by 2060
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-15 13:52:56
>>24651
wow, half life 2 ran on server 2003 on real hardware 20 years ago. so impressive
wow, half life 2 ran on server 2003 on real hardware 20 years ago. so impressive
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-15 13:55:07
>>24691
I could see a purpose for running some really niche and important legacy drivers and hardware that support only an older Windows version. But HL2 video doesn't look like they're aming for that.
I could see a purpose for running some really niche and important legacy drivers and hardware that support only an older Windows version. But HL2 video doesn't look like they're aming for that.
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-15 13:58:47
>>24689
They could make use of the leaked code now though, with "AI". Apparently copyright infringement doesn't count if it's "AI".
They could make use of the leaked code now though, with "AI". Apparently copyright infringement doesn't count if it's "AI".
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-15 14:11:00
>>24693
The stated goal of reactos is be a replacement for windows. Which means perform all tasks that windows performs. The problem is not with the stated goal, but rather the method.
The development process of ReactOS is so profoundly flawed that it will never reach an acceptable state.
The stated goal of reactos is be a replacement for windows. Which means perform all tasks that windows performs. The problem is not with the stated goal, but rather the method.
The development process of ReactOS is so profoundly flawed that it will never reach an acceptable state.
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-15 14:13:23
>>24695
Why is it flawed?
Are you referring to this? >>24678
Why is it flawed?
Are you referring to this? >>24678
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-15 14:19:48
>>24651
I actually installed ReactOS in a VM and the first thing that struck me is that I cannot move the desktop icons, amazingly buggy OS
I actually installed ReactOS in a VM and the first thing that struck me is that I cannot move the desktop icons, amazingly buggy OS
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-15 14:27:41
>>24652
>My OS plays games better than your toy OS
bro did your script get mixed up, games are toys
>My OS plays games better than your toy OS
bro did your script get mixed up, games are toys
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-15 14:36:03
>>24696
The problem with reactos is several things.
1. Using GCC, this right of the bat kneecaps the whole thing, they should really be using MSVC exclusively.
2. Breadth first development. They constantly fuck about with irrelevant nonsense, like writing a clone of ms-paint when the kernel is still not correct. They should have had ntoskrnl at 100% before ever touching irrelevant stuff like the shell components and accessories.
3. Infectious incorrectness. They only ever test the system as a whole, instead of dropping individual components into windows 2003. Any mistakes in one component then infect other components with that same incorrectness and the whole codebase festers in its wrongness.
To unfuck reactos. All developer effort should go exclusively into ntsokrnl. Said component should be tested for correctness in windows 2003. And only once that singular component passes 100% of tests being indistinguishable from windows 2003 should they move onto ntdll. And so on it should go. Had they done it this way they would have been done years ago.
The problem with reactos is several things.
1. Using GCC, this right of the bat kneecaps the whole thing, they should really be using MSVC exclusively.
2. Breadth first development. They constantly fuck about with irrelevant nonsense, like writing a clone of ms-paint when the kernel is still not correct. They should have had ntoskrnl at 100% before ever touching irrelevant stuff like the shell components and accessories.
3. Infectious incorrectness. They only ever test the system as a whole, instead of dropping individual components into windows 2003. Any mistakes in one component then infect other components with that same incorrectness and the whole codebase festers in its wrongness.
To unfuck reactos. All developer effort should go exclusively into ntsokrnl. Said component should be tested for correctness in windows 2003. And only once that singular component passes 100% of tests being indistinguishable from windows 2003 should they move onto ntdll. And so on it should go. Had they done it this way they would have been done years ago.
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-15 14:51:21
>>24699
>1. Using GCC, this right of the bat kneecaps the whole thing, they should really be using MSVC exclusively.
What? They're writing a clone of Windows and not programming on Windows. Is the Windows ASM so fucked up that only MSVC can produce it?
>1. Using GCC, this right of the bat kneecaps the whole thing, they should really be using MSVC exclusively.
What? They're writing a clone of Windows and not programming on Windows. Is the Windows ASM so fucked up that only MSVC can produce it?
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