loss32: let's build a Win32/Linux
loss32.org

A dream of a Linux distribution where the entire desktop environment is Win32 software running under WINE. A completely free and open-source OS where you can just download .exe files and run them, for the power user who isn't necessarily a Unixhead, or just for someone who thinks this sounds fun.

I like the layout and looks of windows 2000 but I think running actual exe files from the old OS is not viable from security standpoint.

  • randy@lemmy.ca
    7·
    5 hours ago

    Follow the link and go down to the third point:

    Isn’t this just ReactOS?

    ReactOS tries to reimplement the Windows NT kernel, and that has always been its Achilles heel, holding it back from a hardware compatibility and stability standpoint. The loss32 concept is to achieve a similar-feeling end result to ReactOS, but built on a more usable foundation, using components known to work well (the Linux kernel, WINE, everything that glues those together, and a sprinkling of ReactOS userland niceties). As a bonus, the OS would still technically be a Linux distro, so it would be possible to run Linux software when necessary, something ReactOS can’t do.

    • AndrewZabar@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      5 hours ago

      Ahhhh okay. Cool.

      Personally, I don’t see the appeal though. I am really happy to have left Windows in the trash.