Re: [ros-kernel] Chinese government to develop Windows clone

[Rex J. <re...@lv...>]

At 04:19 PM 7/20/02 -0700, you wrote:
>In some ways, no.  If you look at an operating system, where any
>developer writing something for it goes by the "This works so it
>must be ok" mantra, you get software designed to run under a system of
>behaviors.

Your point about undocumented behavior is well taken, but not as
relevant when it comes to win32 I believe.

>   For example, your wish to have an alternative shell.  How do
>you wish to do that and maintain 100% compatibility?
>-Ian

Our stated goal is not '100% compatibility', whatever you mean by
that. Instead it is an OS which is compatible with the win32 api and
the NTDDK api (at least those parts that are documented).  Once we
get there, the vast majority of software that runs under windows will
run under reactos.  I for one don't think its productive to strive for 100%
api compatibility, we should insted implement all documented apis
to the spec that is available.


Rex Jolliff
re...@lv...