[ros-dev] Re: [ros-diffs] [ion] 20366: - Added support for NTLDR style freeloader GUI. To enable, edit freeldr.ini and add:

[James Tabor]

Steven Edwards wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On 12/28/05, Gregor Anich <blight at blight.eu.org> wrote:
> 
>>I dont see any reason for it either...
>>But OTOH i do see threats from it.... Even a amateur lawyer will be able to
>>make a judge believe that ReactOS is somehow based on windows if everything
>>is somuch alike...
> 
> 
> I like the black screen myself at least for bootup messages. I don't
> know if the current versions of Windows still bugcheck with a blue or
> blackscreen but I think we should try to do that with a bluescreen.
> 
> As for a judge believing that ReactOS is based on Windows I doubt we
> would have trouble in court. Just take a look at how the IBM/Novell vs
> SCO cases are going. Judges do not tend to be dumb, just corrupt and
> if we get hauled before a dirty judge it won't matter how much we look
> like Windows.
> 
I agree, we dont have to be like windows, just be compatible with the api.
James