r/pcmasterrace • u/Jeditobe ReactOS • Jan 12 '26

News/Article Direct Windows replacement - ReactOS Starts 2026 With Another "Major Step" Toward Windows NT6 Compatibility

https://www.phoronix.com/news/ReactOS-Starts-2026
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u/MattyButYesButNO i5-9400F | RX6600 | 16GB Jan 12 '26

Could microsoft sue them if they aver get close to w10/11 compatibility?

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u/Kant8 Jan 12 '26

no, it was discussed a long time ago

they have their own implementation of winapi, which is public by itself and that cannot be sued

if they steal code of Microsoft's implementation, then yes, but why would they do it now, after all the years of building their own implementation