[ros-dev] Kernel Question

Andrew Faulds ajfweb at googlemail.com
Sun May 23 22:13:34 CEST 2010


Yes. A Windows install that doesn't start up is FAR more secure than a
Windows install that does.

On 23 May 2010 21:09, Olaf Siejka <caemyr at gmail.com> wrote:

> The only way it is going to make Windows more secure, is due to making
> applications NOT running on Windows. I am not sure if this is what are you
> trying to achieve...
>
>
> 2010/5/23 ahmet alper parker <aaparker at gmail.com>
>
> I mean I want to compile reacos dlls for windows and use them inside
>> windows to replace a few original windows executables and dlls to make
>> it more secure...
>>
>> On Sun, May 23, 2010 at 10:55 PM, ahmet alper parker <aaparker at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Yes that is what I want, is it illegal and impossible?
>> >
>> > On Sun, May 23, 2010 at 10:43 PM, magnus johnsson <magnusjjj at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >> I think he meant the reverse. He wants to use Reactos DLL's in windows.
>> >>
>> >> 2010/5/23 Andrew Faulds <ajfweb at googlemail.com>
>> >>>
>> >>> If I understand you correctly, you want to replace ReactOS dlls with
>> >>> Windows dlls?
>> >>> Well, it's illegal under the Microsoft Windows EULA, but if that
>> doesn't
>> >>> stop you, bare in mind it probably won't work, as ReactOS does not
>> directly
>> >>> clone Windows in all areas and in some areas things are implemented in
>> >>> completely different ways.
>> >>> On 23 May 2010 20:25, ahmet alper parker <aaparker at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Hi all,
>> >>>> I am new to this mail group and have a question that probably needs
>> >>>> your kind of technical knowledge to answer. I want to use reactos,
>> >>>> however, up to its completion, can I use some libraries on windows to
>> >>>> replace them? In example, wine libraries can be superseded by
>> original
>> >>>> windows libraries if you own them. I want to make the inverse of this
>> >>>> simply for security reasons to use a kernel fully opensource and
>> which
>> >>>> have a documented api. So can I use ntkrnlos.exe and hal.dll or
>> >>>> similar in original windows installations to replace propriety kernel
>> >>>> and libraries for security reasons? If yes, which of them should I
>> >>>> use, and are they complete to replace them?
>> >>>> Also a second question may arise as "the priority of reactos
>> >>>> development can be focused on firstly these parts of the project or
>> >>>> not?"...
>> >>>> Best Regards...
>> >>>> Ahmet Alper Parker
>> >>>>
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