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by PurpleGurl
Sat Oct 26, 2019 5:08 am
Forum: General Discussion and Feedback
Topic: Re: Mascot for ReactOS
Replies: 153
Views: 130321

Re: Re: Mascot for ReactOS

Yeah, I had to look closer to see the USB "trident" logo.
by PurpleGurl
Fri Oct 25, 2019 8:47 am
Forum: General Discussion and Feedback
Topic: Re: Mascot for ReactOS
Replies: 153
Views: 130321

Re: Re: Mascot for ReactOS

Why is the girl cutting herself? Oh, never heard of "sawing" USB. So a Russian pun. But the more I think of it, the more it makes sense since, in the US, we do have a tool that is called a hacksaw. And yes, our USB code is still a bit "hacky."
by PurpleGurl
Fri Oct 25, 2019 8:41 am
Forum: General Discussion and Feedback
Topic: What would happen to the ReactOS project if Microsoft decided to make Windows open source, and will it ever happen?
Replies: 30
Views: 12103

Re: What would happen to the ReactOS project if Microsoft decided to make Windows open source, and will it ever happen?

That's the whole point. NOT all core components are THEIRS to "open source", and they cannot cleanly separate them without having to re-develop parts. I just gave an example, but the issue is general. It has to do with the problem that licenses can be given for specific usage manners... b...
by PurpleGurl
Sat Oct 12, 2019 7:25 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: POS
Replies: 4
Views: 5474

Re: POS

Thanatophobia wrote: Fri Oct 11, 2019 9:41 am Yeah, I think it was one of those Windows CE or Embedded POSReady editions.
I imagine so. Most I had encountered of that era ran on Socket 7 boards, and most used the Pentium clone CPUs, apparently since they were more cost-effective (and also more powerful).
by PurpleGurl
Thu Oct 10, 2019 4:25 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: POS
Replies: 4
Views: 5474

Re: POS

Yeah, I remember from over a decade ago that a lot of store register systems used Windows 2000 or some custom version of NT and ran the software to work with the register hardware and handle credit/debit card transactions. A lot used a Socket 7 motherboard using an AMD CPU. On 2 occasions, I told cl...
by PurpleGurl
Thu Oct 10, 2019 4:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion and Feedback
Topic: ReactOS 0.4.12 issue found
Replies: 4
Views: 2193

Re: ReactOS 0.4.12 issue found

You might want to try a different supported FS and see if the problem remains.
by PurpleGurl
Sun Sep 29, 2019 10:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion and Feedback
Topic: I finally figured out how to make Win7 not suck; might be ready to say goodbye to XP
Replies: 22
Views: 7152

Re: I finally figured out how to make Win7 not suck; might be ready to say goodbye to XP

This is something ROS could improve upon when we do the whole NT6 thing. Rather than have a slider, have a page of tickmarks. The problem with the UAC slider is that it enables and disables things in groups. A power user would rather be able to alter security settings one at a time. So someone can a...
by PurpleGurl
Mon Sep 02, 2019 2:36 am
Forum: General Discussion and Feedback
Topic: exFAT filesystem and specifications to be open-sourced by Microsoft
Replies: 3
Views: 2309

Re: exFAT filesystem and specifications to be open-sourced by Microsoft

Yeah, sadly, it won't help us. The older tech we are using is protected by attrition (ie., it's been over 14 years).
by PurpleGurl
Sat Jul 27, 2019 9:37 am
Forum: General Discussion and Feedback
Topic: TheRegister: "ReactOS ‘a ripoff of the Windows Research Kernel’ claims Microsoft kernel engineer"
Replies: 29
Views: 12290

Re: TheRegister: "ReactOS ‘a ripoff of the Windows Research Kernel’ claims Microsoft kernel engineer"

I didn't read it that way. By "were," I think the poster meant "were to give"... So if Axel were to have given more detail on what is questionable, then we would know which of our developers put it in ROS, and thus we'd know who to ask about how they came to code that code or cho...
by PurpleGurl
Wed Jul 17, 2019 3:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion and Feedback
Topic: ReactOS didn't work on 5 computers: BSOD
Replies: 10
Views: 3448

Re: ReactOS didn't work on 5 computers: BSOD

Maybe even try disabling USB in the CMOS or whatever hardware setup.
by PurpleGurl
Mon Jul 15, 2019 11:01 am
Forum: General Discussion and Feedback
Topic: Re: Mascot for ReactOS
Replies: 153
Views: 130321

Re: Re: Mascot for ReactOS

Yeah, agreed, wait until it is more stable. That would change the type of mascot too I think. Right now, a fast but clumsy amputee or anorexic girl on her cell phone, who isn't that pretty might be appropriate. In other words, someone who isn't all there and who'd crash into things. Maybe we can wor...
by PurpleGurl
Sat Jul 06, 2019 1:58 am
Forum: General Discussion and Feedback
Topic: TheRegister: "ReactOS ‘a ripoff of the Windows Research Kernel’ claims Microsoft kernel engineer"
Replies: 29
Views: 12290

Re: TheRegister: "ReactOS ‘a ripoff of the Windows Research Kernel’ claims Microsoft kernel engineer"

So a "news" outlet picks up what was said on Quora, a Q&A site that I believe from firsthand experience supports defamation against certain groups of people, and censorship. In the interest of fair disclosure, I was banned from Quora because I dared to question the status quo and estab...
by PurpleGurl
Thu Jun 27, 2019 7:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion and Feedback
Topic: How does Microsoft's patent on the taskbar affect ReactOS?
Replies: 31
Views: 19788

Re: How does Microsoft's patent on the taskbar affect ReactO

jimtabor wrote: Fri Jun 22, 2012 8:39 am No, plus it would not hold up in court.
Plus it just expired today if I am reading it right.
by PurpleGurl
Sun Jun 16, 2019 3:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion and Feedback
Topic: [BREAKING] CERN’s Microsoft Alternative project
Replies: 16
Views: 5762

Re: [BREAKING] CERN’s Microsoft Alternative project

Yeah, it would only be good if we can reasonably offer them a platform within a reasonable time. Otherwise, they'd be Linux-only before we are ready to be of use.