Not yet but it seems like they've finally started working towards that. Driver compatibility has improved dramatically over the last few years, for one.
I think it actually is even more relevant today than 10 years ago, as the only real production use case I can imagine for it is specialized industrial software written only for XP that no one wants to update to w10 because of the risk of breaking production but which are running on a not supported anymore OS full of vulnerabilities. If really ReactOS achieves parity then that's a possible niche.
That was the argument back in the day too. For people/devices not looking to run Windows XP/Vista.
I don't think the metric has ever changed. What has is the scope as Microsoft continues to chug along. But, I believe, their goal is still primarily some hybrid of Win98/Win2K compatibility.
Having a full Windows desktop with a Linux install saves me from formatting and partitioning into yet another installation mess that Linux still has and choosing a distro while not messing around with display managers or searching around why some apps do not display correctly when connecting to an external monitor.
And yes that USB gadget thing. I had to use it recently to turn a RPi Zero into a parallel -> USB converter. It's impossible to debug and sometimes makes you question your own sanity. Here's my script that does it: https://github.com/grishka/miscellaneous/blob/master/AVDecod...
30 Years of ReactOS
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46716469
Does anyone use ReactOS in a production-like fashion?
You know your old Soundblaster AWE64 Gold, with all bundled programs [0]. Or that very special Analog Video grabber card you have.
Wine is user space. This is the full OS.
[0] Ok, that maybe works in linux, but you get your point.
If they can pass that hurdle + add WDDM, I'd be willing to take another look at them even if application compatibility remains hit and miss.
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/03/21/1712201/intel-nvidi...
I don't think the metric has ever changed. What has is the scope as Microsoft continues to chug along. But, I believe, their goal is still primarily some hybrid of Win98/Win2K compatibility.
For (ham) radio programming software which often only supports windows, getting the programmer working on reactOS seems like a win.
Looking at the website, they celebrated their 30th anniversary recently which is pretty impressive.
ReactOS Unifies Installation Media, Introduces GUI Installer and New ATA Driver
Having a full Windows desktop with a Linux install saves me from formatting and partitioning into yet another installation mess that Linux still has and choosing a distro while not messing around with display managers or searching around why some apps do not display correctly when connecting to an external monitor.
The best Linux distro is Windows (with WSL).
https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22076348
And yes that USB gadget thing. I had to use it recently to turn a RPi Zero into a parallel -> USB converter. It's impossible to debug and sometimes makes you question your own sanity. Here's my script that does it: https://github.com/grishka/miscellaneous/blob/master/AVDecod...