The ReactOS® project is dedicated to making Free Software available to everyone by providing a ground-up implementation of a Microsoft Windows® XP compatible operating system.

In order to achieve complete binary compatibility with both applications an device drivers meant for NT and XP operating systems, ReactOS used a similar architecture to provide a complete and equivalent public interface.

ReactOS is the most complete working model of a Windows® like operating system available. Consequently, working programmers will learn a great deal by studying ReactOS source code and even participating in ReactOS development.

ReactOS components are growing more and more compatibile with equivalent, closed source alternatives, but ReactOS doesn’t simply stop at an arbitrary line in the sand. ReactOS will continue to incorporate new versions of the Win32 API and so will track and define the state of the art in operating system technology.

In short, ReactOS is aiming to run your applications and use your hardware! Finally, a FOSS operating system for everyone!

Note that, ReactOS 0.3.0 RC1 is still in alpha stage and is not recommended for production machine. Install-CD, Live-CD and VM-images are available for download.

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