ReactOS 0.3.12

Rated 50/50 by jotte_ct at Dec 17, 2009

I played tetris on this OS like one year ago, previous release I think... Looking forward next years for a release that will allow me to play minesweeper. Thank you!

Rated 50/50 by sst at Dec 17, 2009

Keep up the work! We will need a compatible system with usable source code. Microsoft's reputation of modifying their APIs, and their reputation of internal and external coding standards is courtroom documented.

Rated 30/50 by Hilbert at Dec 19, 2009

It would be wonderful if React OS would really take hold. I looked at it a year ago and had problems this time I've not had enough time to make up my mind but it's rough. I can't understand why this product isn't rushed by every open source developer everywhere. The thought of M$ independent Win 32 API stuff is the stuff of dreams as Windows compatibility at the binary level ultimately solves the Linux incompatibility. Linux is ultimately useless to Windows users. If I buy a Chinese dictionary when I only speak English the Chinese dictionary is useless to me. On the other hand, if I have an Oxford Dictionary and I lose it and I buy a Webster instead then all's well. If ultimately sufficient people supported it, it might be ok. even if it got to the stage where it can be run on one's second PC instead of Windows it would be great. M$ Windows will never have any real competition until has an open freeware API compatible os that replaces Windows in droves. Linux will never do this because it's not API compatible. Never has never will.

Rated 50/50 by 57389 at Jun 6, 2010

I't was realy cool! No cons!!!

Rated 10/50 by thartist at Oct 21, 2010

By the time this gets relevant, i may have a Windows 11/Linux Mint 28 dual-boot implanted in my brain.

Rated 50/50 by mrpowerup at Oct 21, 2010

ReactOS maybe the future of windows ? considering the way windows is coded

Rated 10/50 by dotnetnightmare at Oct 21, 2010

Please bear in mind that ReactOS 0.3.12 is still in alpha stage, meaning it is not feature-complete and is not recommended for everyday use. Why is this incomplete software being listed?

Rated 20/50 by Artem S. Tashkinov at Oct 21, 2010

I believe people developing ReactOS are sick. This thing most likely will never reach stability or usability so I still wonder what justifies this project.

Rated 20/50 by dracodos at Oct 22, 2010

The idea of an open source windows OS is just too much to pass up. But the reality is that this projects progress is just way to slow to really serve as a true Windows Alternative. I praise the effort but hey are still stuck on Windows 2000 while we are already in the 2nd iteration of the new kernel (ie Windows 7). By the time it catches up with the 1st iteration of that Kernel, aka Vista, we'll already be at Windows 10 with something probably completely different. If they truely want to offer a great ground up open source Windows they need to be more aggressive with coding and release schedules. It shows promise bit sadly right now that is all it shows. In response to Hilbert saying Linux is a go nowhere OS may i remind that although Linux will probably never be a mainstream replacement desktop OS for Windows it thrives very well in the Server space, and on smartphones in the form of Android.

Rated 10/50 by Hilbert at Oct 22, 2010

The Forth Millennium will arrive faster than v1.0 of ReactOS. If you look at the changelog you'll see this project has been underway for at least 12 years. Obviously, it's not a real project which is very unfortunate. Theoretically, for Windows users wishing for an alternative to M$, an 'open' version of 'Windows' running genuine Win32/64 APIs would be a much better proposition than having to switch to any version of that other going-nowhere operating system, Linux, as existing code would be running naively, and for Windows users, years' worth of programs would be preserved not to mention continuing to working in a familiar environment. But don't hold your breath. Given the huge desire of millions to rid themselves of having to rely on M$, you'd think thousands of programmers would be queuing up to join this project and that after a decade-plus we'd have real product, but alas ReactOS is still little more than a joke. Anyone really know why this project has been so moribund for so long--is it perhaps a pet project of a few who won't let others in or something similar? (I've watched it going nowhere for years and I'm curious as to why it's even still around.) In the meantime we've: - going-nowhere ReactOS super-early alpha - going-nowhere Linux, or, - going-somewhere Windows (even if we don't like where it's going). Right, it's a no-brainer (even if we don't like the choices).

Rated 10/50 by bobad at Nov 28, 2010

I would love to see competition for Windows 7, but is competition to Windows NT really useful? I believe ReactOS is nothing more than a hobby or educational OS. Development is far too slow to be of any real value to users. By the time it reaches stability, there will be no programs to run on it (unless you resurrect old floppy disks on a dusty shelf).

Rated 20/50 by bittermann at Nov 29, 2010

Really slow development cycle. Might have been interesting in 2003. Is there a point in developing this anymore? It wants to mimic the outdated Windows XP!

Rated 10/50 by roj at Nov 29, 2010

I've been watching this for a year now. Awesome project - ten years ago. Dead issue because of glacial progress. Ubuntu 10.10 is more viable than this dead horse as a Windows alternative. Just shut it down and let it go since it's obvious the heart and the drive just isn't there. ONE star for a great idea with NO execution.

Rated 20/50 by LakotaElf at Nov 29, 2010

A very good idea that has missed its time. The development of this OS is much too slow to even begin to keep up. A good try I might add, but much too slow.

Rated 40/50 by wuahn at Nov 30, 2010

I applaud the effort. I really really do. Unfortunately it just crashes every five minutes with no explanation. I understand that it's alpha though and as such it deserves a appropriate rating for what it is.

Rated 10/50 by mikeeberhart at Nov 30, 2010

I agree with every one else reviewing this operating system (attempt): it may have been interesting 5 years ago or more. Bluntly put, the developers behind this project are wasting an incredible amount of talent they could be directing elsewhere. There are so many wonderful open-source projects, including Linux derivations, the OpenJDK, and even things like more modern experimental OSs like Genode to work on... or heck, even Android OS. I understand, on a fundamental level, why software developers persist with projects like ReactOS; they simply can not let it die since they have so much invested in it emotionally and time-wise. But, there is a time to cut one's losses and move on. This is the last time I will ever even read the release-notes of ReactOS, as I have moved on to more interesting and modern projects like most others.

Rated 30/50 by CatSoftLabs at Jan 22, 2011

Runs windows apps and is easy to use. Does not work on SATA without having to slipstream drivers. Great,very easy to install,and even easier if you have a IDE hard drive.