Open Source Clone of Windows Not a Ripoff?

Vikingod · Feb 24, 2006, 09:11 PM

The question of whether proprietary closed source code is present inside open source code is a huge issue. It sits at the crux of the SCO battle against Linux and it is also at the center of another controversy surrounding an open source effort to create a free clone of Microsoft's Windows operating system.

ReactOS is part of a decade old effort to replicate a Windows operating system as an open source or free software based system. It's not the only effort trying to duplicate Windows type functionality on an open source system. The Wine project which began in 1993 is a similar effort but unlike ReactOS its goal is not to produce an entire operating system, but rather just allow Windows applications to run on Linux. Certain elements of Wine are also part of ReactOS.
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Feb 24, 2006, 09:11 PM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Open Source Clone of Windows Not a Ripoff? The question of whether proprietary closed source code is present inside open source code is a huge issue. It sits at the crux of the SCO battle against Linux and it is also at the center of another controversy surrounding an open source effort to create a free clone of Microsoft's Windows operating system. ReactOS is part of a decade old effort to replicate a Windows operating system as an open source or free software based system. It's not the only effort trying to duplicate Windows type functionality on an open source system. The Wine project which began in 1993 is a similar effort but unlike ReactOS its goal is not to produce an entire operating system, but rather just allow Windows applications to run on Linux. Certain elements of Wine are also part of ReactOS. __________ Read More / Source: Internet News