ReactOS Celebrates 30 Years (phoronix.com)
(Tuesday January 27, 2026 @05:00AM (BeauHD)
from the happy-birthday dept.)
- Reference: 0180662172
- News link: https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/01/27/0053233/reactos-celebrates-30-years
- Source link: https://www.phoronix.com/news/ReactOS-30-Years-Old
[1]jeditobe writes:
> ReactOS, the open-source operating system aimed at binary compatibility with Windows, recently marked [2]its 30th anniversary . Launched in 1996, ReactOS has focused on providing a free alternative to Windows, with compatibility for Windows applications and drivers. Though still in development, it has [3]made significant progress in recent years , including improvements to USB support, better hardware compatibility, and enhanced performance with the release of version 0.4.15. The upcoming 0.4.16 release is set to introduce UEFI support, KMDF and WDDM graphics driver support, marking a major step forward in ReactOS's development.
[1] https://slashdot.org/~jeditobe
[2] https://reactos.org/blogs/30yrs-of-ros/
[3] https://www.phoronix.com/news/ReactOS-30-Years-Old
> ReactOS, the open-source operating system aimed at binary compatibility with Windows, recently marked [2]its 30th anniversary . Launched in 1996, ReactOS has focused on providing a free alternative to Windows, with compatibility for Windows applications and drivers. Though still in development, it has [3]made significant progress in recent years , including improvements to USB support, better hardware compatibility, and enhanced performance with the release of version 0.4.15. The upcoming 0.4.16 release is set to introduce UEFI support, KMDF and WDDM graphics driver support, marking a major step forward in ReactOS's development.
[1] https://slashdot.org/~jeditobe
[2] https://reactos.org/blogs/30yrs-of-ros/
[3] https://www.phoronix.com/news/ReactOS-30-Years-Old
Fr1st P0sT! (Score:2)
I don't think I've ever seen an article sit around this long with no comments.