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What are the possibilities for improvements for/additions to NTVDM and other Sub-Systems for the ReactOS project. I ask because I'm curious in ReactOS's future capabilities.

ENIW: GNU/Linux binary format interpreter and related subsystems for ReactOS
ENIW Now in Windows

erkinalp wrote:ENIW: GNU/Linux binary format interpreter and related subsystems for ReactOS
ENIW Now in Windows

So, improved Web connective capabilities?

ENIW = ENIW Nicely Inverts Wine

Seriously, the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is a bit like WINE (Windows subsystem on Linux) but going the other way (Linux subsystem on Windows). So the ReactOS equivalent would have to be named ENIW.
Here is Microsoft's WSL FAQ.

(Edits: changed acronym to remove mention of Windows, added comment about WSL)

MugenFighter wrote:So, improved Web connective capabilities?

ReactOS equivalent of WSL.

erkinalp wrote:

MugenFighter wrote:So, improved Web connective capabilities?

ReactOS equivalent of WSL.

Sorry, I just googled it.

erkinalp wrote:ENIW: GNU/Linux binary format interpreter and related subsystems for ReactOS
ENIW Now in Windows

What about a Win16 subsystem? Or would that just be part of the NTVDM subsystem?

Edit: If ENIW gets finished, would it work with Windows XP?

It may or may not. Will not if it would rely on a ReactOS specific extension.

@MugenFighter: yes, WOW16 is related to NTVDM (with a bunch of wowexec.exe/wow32.dll stuff under Windows), but seems nobody is working on it yet (however if someone if willing to implement it, we accept patches )

sdever wrote:@MugenFighter: yes, WOW16 is related to NTVDM (with a bunch of wowexec.exe/wow32.dll stuff under Windows), but seems nobody is working on it yet (however if someone if willing to implement it, we accept patches )

I can't implement it, but if anyone is willing to, here is some info on a Win16 emulator for Win64 some guy is working on:
https://hackernoon.com/win3mu-part-1-wh ... .co7if8ch7

It might be useful info.

That's a great find, but it looks like he disappeared 5 or 6 months ago.

Idea for ENIW's architecture:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BzXRZ ... zNPZ3p6Y3M
ENIW can directly use Linux instead of reverse engineering them because both ReactOS and Linux are under GPLv2. This will be a competitive advantage until Microsoft open sources Windows under GPLv2. Waiting for comments.
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erkinalp wrote:ENIW: GNU/Linux binary format interpreter and related subsystems for ReactOS
ENIW Now in Windows

ReactOS developers says the same sometimes .
But if Linux binary run on ReactOS then what would be the difference between Linux and Windows . ( ReactOS = Windows , at least to me )
Besides things that runs on Linux can run on Windows . ( Through porting )
Also if you are going to use ReactOS in future then why won't you want to use ReactOS native software ?
My actual Question is :

• 1. What is special in Linux binary that ReactOS should have a subsystem for them ? [ This task should be very tough to implement ]
  2. Why would you not run Linux binary on Linux ?
  3. Windows has more programs than Linux ( Almost every thing that Linux has plus more ) . So , if you are going to use Linux software then why want to use ReactOS ?

[Edit]

Also ReactOS is an Open Source alternative to "Microsoft Windows" .
It is not Windows + Linux or Windows + *nix .
Why not just run Linux on Linux ?

( I am feeling curious . That is why I am asking so many questions . )

Nothing impossible but sometimes require high skills!
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Another approach is an idea from a decade ago. The idea was to rework the kernel to be different from Windows NT. Such things included removing CSRSS, converting consoles to drivers, getting away from LPC, etc. As long as driver and full application compatibility are maintained, then there would be no harm -- except for taking the time to develop this and iron out the bugs. The goal would not be so much to try to recreate Linux, though if the kernel is simple enough, it might be able to support both Windows and Linux code. It seems like ALL OSs could be subsystems then.

And if I sound like I don't know what I'm talking about, well, I don't understand the kernel internals of either ROS or Linux.