The end of XP

A lot of people that 'grew-up' with the internet, fondly remember Windows XP, it was a stable, reliable and user friendly operating system.

It welcomed in an age of change, from a time a good number of people didn't have internet access, right into the dawn of high-speed cable internet, XP saw it through.

However the end has come about for this weary war-horse. Now more than ever the world needs an operating system which fulfils the users requirements rather than imposing 'features' onto consumers which then only come to loath or work-around those 'features'

There are visionaries in computing, some have passed their prime, others go from strength to strength, and sometimes even now, far down the road a newcomer can arrive which shows real promise...

For me... that newcomer is ReactOS

The king is dead...

Long live ReactOS!

Learn more about this potential heir to the crown here: http://www.reactos.org/

React OS Community Edition

The latest plan to shape the future of windows compatible free and open source operating system is a plan to involve the community for which the operating system is being built.

Now you, or anyone can veto how the progress of the program continues and grows. Get involved, have a say, If your a proficient coder and have time to offer you can even apply to join their team! One small step at a time, and together we can make it happen.

Find out more here:

http://community.reactos.org/

A real operating system, that supports the programs you use ... while personally I certainly do recommend backing the project through giving them funding to continue their work we must remember the end result is a free operating system, for everyone.

You can back the project here:

https://www.indiegogo.com/reactos

I am personally proud to say I have already donated what little I can to this project as it is something I believe has great merits and a bright future. I ask that If you're reading this to donate even a few dollars to their indigogo campaign.

About React OS

This page is information found on [http://www.reactos.org/en/download.html]

What is ReactOS?

ReactOS is a free and open-source operating system based on the Windows NT architecture, providing support for existing applications and drivers, and an alternative to the current dominant consumer and server operating systems.

Why re-implement NT?

First of all, the 'Windows' the general public knows is actually just one part of the modern Windows NT operating system. They usually mean the Win32 subsystem, a layer that sits upon the NT kernel, providing the user and application interface.

"NT is still around, known as XP and Vista"

Most people think of 'NT' as 'WinNT 4', while in reality the term NT refers to the NT series, which ranges from version 3 over NT5 (2000, XP, 2003) to NT6 (Vista, 2008 and 7).
The NTarchitecture was designed by a team lead by David Cutler, a former lead developer of VMS. It took them more than 4 years to combine the best of UNIX, VMS and OS/2 and create the NT architecture.

TRY REACTOS!!!

http://downloads.sourceforge.net/reactos/ReactOS-0.3.13-REL-live.zip

Other download links can be found on the React OS website through this link:

http://www.reactos.org/en/download.html