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ReactOS Roadmap

The ReactOS project roadmap highlights the roadmap on the road to version 1.0.
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This is preliminary information and is subject to change.

ReactOS Releases Roadmap

• Pre-Alpha
  • 0.0.1 - 1996
  • 0.0.2 - 2002
  • 0.1 - 2003
  • 0.2 - 2004
• Alpha
  • 0.3 - 2006
  • 0.4 - planned for 2008
• Beta
  • 0.5 - planned for 2008
  • 0.6
  • 0.7
  • 0.8
  • 0.9
• Production
  • 1.0

ReactOS 0.4 - alpha

ReactOS 0.4 will be the last alpha version of ReactOS. It will have several improvements in comparision to 0.3.0.

• ReactOS "ntoskrnl" kernel: 50% compatible with WinNT 5.x & 6
• Server Message Block (SMB) is an application-level network protocol mainly applied to shared access to files, printers, serial ports, etc.
• Some initial support for audio
• Winlogon fully implemented
• USB keyboard and mouse support
• Support for the 5 most common network cards
• Implement/improve usermode networking
• Applications: FileZilla Server, ICQ, WinAmp

ReactOS 0.5 - beta

ReactOS 0.5 release series will be marked as beta, meaning a system which is suitable for every day use.

• Kernel: 70% compatible
• Finish improvement/rewrite of non-shareable usermode libraries
• New explorer shell or masive improvement of existing ReactOS explorer
• Win32k is the most important part in this release – development should focus on it
• LSA Server
• Printing subsystem implementation
• Replace storage stack with a Windows 2003 based implementation
• Applications: Microsoft Office 1995-2003, MSN Messenger 6-8, AOL Instant Messenger, Yahoo Messenger

ReactOS 0.6 - beta

• Kernel: only bugfixes
• Shareable and non-shareable usermode DLLs improvement
• Full audio support (own drivers and complete wdm audio interface)
• Full USB devices support
• DirectX enhancements and implementation, allowing to run popular games
• Applications: Microsoft Visual Studio 2003/2005
  

ReactOS 0.7 - beta

• Kernel: only bugfixes
• NTFS file system support
• Heavy networking system bugfixing
• Applications: Photoshop, IE 6/7

ReactOS 0.8 - beta

• Kernel: only bugfixes

ReactOS 0.9 - beta

• Kernel: only bugfixes

ReactOS 1.0 - gold/production

• Kernel: only bugfixes