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@sjw
if it's a fellow bro, it's the last one, if it's a girl it's second to last.

@MoeBritannica
>9/11 vr game
That wouldn't be hard at all. Just get Microsoft Flight Simulator to work in VS.

@histoire
Oh right... forgot about that. You could go somewhere else. Like, go on hiking trip and do it then. Somewhere in the middle of nowhere.
Just not in a park though... you'd definitely get arrested.

@histoire
Would it hurt you to at least try taking some dick pics outside, in natural sunlight?

@mushroom_soup
>10 degrees
Oh, that's plenty warm for a winter... wait... you meant that in fahrenheit didn't you... :blobfreezing:

@throwaway1
In that case I wouldn't call Windows software compatibility a "value add" for ReactOS since it's the only value it seems to have. To be "value add" it should ADD to something else.

Wine is a value add for Linux.
And for Microsoft Windows, backwards compatibility, all the way to niche MS-DOS things is a value add to their modern APIs.

@throwaway1
So if I understand it right, ReactOS is aiming for old Windows software compatibility and not new software compatibility? Like a sort of Windows 98/XP? In which case, the following screenshot encompasses my reaction too.

@throwaway1
>from the user's perspective, running software written for Windows is a feature
True. In Linux + Wine's case it's great, cause it adds to all the features Linux has.
But for ReactOS, what other features does it bring?

I get that backwards compatibility is a saddle, a burden an anchor Windows carries. My point is, is ReactOS going to carry the same burden to the same degree? In which case what advantage will it have over Windows, since the backwards compatibility will surely slow it down just like Windows? So what's the point of choosing it over Windows?

Or will it have a cut off point to it's backwards compatibility and be focused more on "current" software compatibility? In which case I can envision it having a significant speed increase over Windows, but it may never be a complete replacement, since some software may never work.

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