xkcd EstimationIn the topic [url=https://www.reactos.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=16054&p=124229#p124229]ReactOS kernel status[/url], PurpleGurl wrote:Yes, the percentages would be no more accurate than Windows's estimated file transfer times. 1 minute, 3 days, 2 hours, 30 seconds, done.
Will ReactOS be bug-for-bug compatible with Windows's estimated file transfer times? Knowing if there is time to get a cup of coffee depends on this.
Why does the copy dialog give such horrible estimates? Raymond Chen of Microsoft answers.
(Bonus blog comments by MS's Larry Osterman.)
Choosing the information a file copy dialog shows to the user is surprisingly difficult. Raymond Chen again,
Why doesn’t the Windows Vista copy progress dialog show the names of the files being copied?
and Why doesn’t the Windows Vista copy progress dialog show the names of the files being copied?, redux