[PLUG] ReactOS - lucrative opportunity?

[C W]

User friendliness isn't the issue, in this case.  Projects like ReactOS &
WINE are useful for those few Windows apps that are still necessary in some
cases.

Cheers,
Elcaset


On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 12:17 PM, Mike C. <mconnors1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> >
> > Best drop this line.
> >
> >
> > > I thought it was the super christian guy who hated liberals.
> > >
> >
> > >
> > > > Oh, wasn't that the bomb threat guy? I totally forgot about that.
> >
> > > >
> > > > ReactOS? Bad flashback to the one person who was banned from the PLUG
> > > > mailing lists....
> >
> > I find it interesting, telling, and troubling that more than 1 person on
> this list had the same reaction as I did. I initially discredited
> everything Keith was saying about ReactOS based on my experience with this
> one person who was the only person I knew who ever spoke about it.
>
> Funny and a bit concerning how the mind works some times. Thank you Keith
> for the good and thorough write-up. I think you made some very salient
> points worth considering
>
> As I'm quite ignorant of all things ReactOS, the one question I have is, is
> ReactOS a good bridge or transition from WinXP to Linux? Or do people think
> Ubuntu and browser based apps are so user friendly now that it makes this
> transition step unnecessary?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Mike
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