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To: papasmurf

I imagine that anyone behind the ReactOS design will have a visit from a Microsoft lawyer if any similarities to any part of MS’s operating system are present. MS will charge patent infringement and tie them up in court until we all have Rip Van Winkle beards.


11 posted on 09/26/2007 6:25:10 AM PDT by CedarDave (The only access Hillary-care will bring is access to a waiting list.)
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To: CedarDave
Good point.

One of the reasons it slowed down was, they had some developers that were using MS code. So, they stopped developing, and audited their code base. That took a year. Now, it's pure code, and it's clean.

It is rumored, though no hard proof, that MS has given some technical assistance. Which would make sense for several reasons...

* Development proceeded at a very rapid pace, as soon as the audit was completed, to the point that I could install Firefox, without a glitch. * If successful, it would take some Linux users away Linux. * If successful, MS would still gain because it's able to run MS applications.

Give it a try. You can d/l it as an .ISO , or preconfigured, in a Virtual Machine server, in QEMU, or as a Live CD and not effect your Win install.
15 posted on 09/26/2007 7:45:33 AM PDT by papasmurf (I'm for Free, Fair, and Open trade. America needs to stand by it's true Friend. Israel.)
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