ReactOS: Not *nix and not Windows? BBC Article

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Anybody see this?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14899507

Cant quite figure out what to make of it. They say stuff like:

The system's developers say it runs all Windows programs, but is much faster than its Microsoft equivalent.

If it gets a financial boost, it could be usable in the near future, they add.

Contrary to Linux and other non-Windows operating systems, ReactOS is a community-driven international initiative that is said to be fully compatible with all Windows-based applications, programs and services.

So what is this OS? If its not BSD or System5 based, its not MSDOS based... But its community driven (unlike Linux...er what.....), and can run DirectX and all Windows programs seamlessly?

Sam

 

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Yeah, I suspected it was *nix based but it just confused the life out of me - i thought they were inventing a new OS with a copy of the MS source code heh