I am really impressed with what ReactOS is doing, but what is the practical reason for it? I believe (correct me if I'm wrong) they're cloning Windows XP, which happens to be my favorite Windows operating system.
Wine and .NET only cover the userland. There are a huge number of Windows installations out there that are stuck on XP because some specialized device (e.g. a lab probe or a CNC mill or a dialysis machine) only has drivers for XP. If we could get these on ReactOS, it could decrease the impact of the next WannaCry.
https://www.winehq.org/
I am really impressed with what ReactOS is doing, but what is the practical reason for it? I believe (correct me if I'm wrong) they're cloning Windows XP, which happens to be my favorite Windows operating system.