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Re: ReactOS

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Post by CyberDildonics »

smrq wrote: post #37
CyberDildonics wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Does anyone try to shift audio mixing to the GPU and use the audio output of HDMI? I don't know if modern GPUs can take buffers and move them to the audio buffer without going out and back in through PCIe but it seems plausible.

Even if that was possible (no idea), I don't know that it would help. Graphics processing works on GPUs because it's a massively parallel task. With audio, increasing buffer sizes for more parallel processing will inherently increase latency. And if you're not dealing with massive buffers, then you're just shipping data over to the GPU for no good reason.

The point is more that data could be closer to where it is going to be used instead of needing the cpu to move it around at precise times. If audio is on the GPU before it is mixed, then only the mixing/filter values would need to be sent to the GPU. Maybe this would take some sort of programmable scheduling on the GPU though.

Re: ReactOS

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Post by jeditobe »

flatiron wrote: post #52
holtkam2 wrote: post #42

This looks cool, how can I get involved helping with this project? I'm a full stack web app developer but I've never worked on an OS before (I'm self-taught). I don't really know where to start.

before you get involved and put your name on it take a look at this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20341022 former MS kernel engineer saying that in no way is is possible its not using stolen MS code.

This was just an insult from a private person, which was not supported by the position of his employer

Re: ReactOS

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Post by beervirus »

Jaruzel wrote: post #19

I'm saddened a little bit to see stuff like theming has been built. I was hoping that ReactOS would stick with the Windows 2000 look and feel. I also think that with the limited resources they have, the project team would be better focusing on improving compatibility, over shiny desktop effects. That said... I firmly believe there is a place for ReactOS. Eventually, XP will fail to run on new hardware, and when that…

> Eventually, XP will fail to run on new hardware, and when that happens a lot of great software will die also. Having ReactOS around means we can continually target new hardware, but still remain XP compatible.

Unless you're talking about running it on a computer that's not networked, it's already impossible to run XP safely. But Windows is really good about backwards compatibility--what XP software is there that doesn't run on Windows 10?

Re: ReactOS

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Post by jeditobe »

holtkam2 wrote: post #42

This looks cool, how can I get involved helping with this project? I'm a full stack web app developer but I've never worked on an OS before (I'm self-taught). I don't really know where to start.

ReactOS needs help with its web infrastructure. Joun the official chat and discuss the details https://chat.reactos.org :)

Re: ReactOS

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Post by sergeykish »

flatiron wrote: post #52
holtkam2 wrote: post #42

This looks cool, how can I get involved helping with this project? I'm a full stack web app developer but I've never worked on an OS before (I'm self-taught). I don't really know where to start.

before you get involved and put your name on it take a look at this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20341022 former MS kernel engineer saying that in no way is is possible its not using stolen MS code.

https://reactos.org/wiki/Audit

Re: ReactOS

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Post by ckocagil »

kemonocode wrote: post #15
kube-system wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It doesn't mean anything yet because it hasn't been decided :) But it seems that an Oracle win would mean you couldn't implement any interfaces compatible with another piece of software without a license.

In practice I don't see too many companies going full on litigious towards small players or end users- especially not Microsoft as many of their moves as of late hinge on interoperability. But it'd be certainly a worry as it'd be very much weaponized when it comes to big companies against each other, which of course will affect the end user one way or another.

Nothing prevents patent trolls from becoming copyright trolls overnight: acquire companies, sue everyone.

Re: ReactOS

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Post by jeditobe »

It is worth noting that they can hire developers at competitive market rates thanks to donations obtained from private individuals.

Example: https://reactos.org/project-news/victor-perevertkin-hired-fu...

Donate if you have some spare dollars https://reactos.org/donate/

Apply for a job if you are a C\C++ developer https://reactos.org/contributing/#paid-jobs

Re: ReactOS

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Post by rnd0 »

unishark wrote: post #44
Jaruzel wrote: post #19

I'm saddened a little bit to see stuff like theming has been built. I was hoping that ReactOS would stick with the Windows 2000 look and feel. I also think that with the limited resources they have, the project team would be better focusing on improving compatibility, over shiny desktop effects. That said... I firmly believe there is a place for ReactOS. Eventually, XP will fail to run on new hardware, and when that…

I think virtual machines are the best way to keep old software around. I have one for 32 bit stuff that's over 15 years old and making something of a comeback. Personally I'd be more interested in ReactOS as a way to run current software without microsoft, as I think they have really started behaving unacceptably with windows 10.

>I think virtual machines are the best way to keep old software around.

You're not wrong. However I think that the appeal of ReactOS (in part, and if it was more stable) is that it's currently updated and (in theory) can be secured against modern threats; so you'd be able to put it on a network -which would be masochistic to do with Server 2003 at this point.

I could also be modified to run modern Firefox, chrome, etc which 2003 cannot.

Re: ReactOS

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Post by jeditobe »

Jaruzel wrote: post #19

I'm saddened a little bit to see stuff like theming has been built. I was hoping that ReactOS would stick with the Windows 2000 look and feel. I also think that with the limited resources they have, the project team would be better focusing on improving compatibility, over shiny desktop effects. That said... I firmly believe there is a place for ReactOS. Eventually, XP will fail to run on new hardware, and when that…

> Eventually, XP will fail to run on new hardware, and when that happens a lot of great software will die also.

https://www.win-raid.com/t4035f45-Windows-XP-Bit-and-Server-...

After i have found this, i m not sure that xp will ever die

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