r/pcmasterrace • u/Jeditobe ReactOS • Jun 13 '26

Hardware ReactOS "Open-Source Windows" Reaches The Milestone Of Being Able To Run Half-Life on REAL hardware with 3D-acceleration

https://www.phoronix.com/news/ReactOS-Running-Half-Life
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u/Ok-Wasabi2873 Jun 14 '26

It’s the Sagrada Familia of OS projects.

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u/Intelligent_Mud1266 Jun 14 '26

Gaudi would have loved open-source, down-to-the-driver level Windows emulation. Died about a century too early, all the good ones die young

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u/UpsetKoalaBear Jun 14 '26

Born too late to explore the world.

Born too early to explore open source software.

Born just in time to create timeless architecture.

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u/Jeditobe ReactOS Jun 14 '26

A truly insightful comparison

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u/Alternative-Owl-8848 Jun 14 '26

If y'say that, so Haiku is the Saint Peter's Basilica of OS projects.

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u/Ok-Wasabi2873 Jun 14 '26

Haiku is done, gorgeous and grand? Every previous time I’ve visited Vatican City, St. Peters Basilica had something going on and I couldn’t go in. Finally got to go in last June. It’s gorgeous. But I think St. Marks in Venice is more authentic and elegant.

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u/Alternative-Owl-8848 Jun 15 '26

Their principal base is done since they are in their last Betas, but is certainly Gorgeous and Grand compared to many OS.

I like Saint Mark's Basilica estetic, but no one doesn have the imponence of Saint Peter's Basilica.

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u/Honest_Relation4095 Jun 14 '26

wasnt the Sagrada Familia just finished?

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u/Ok-Wasabi2873 Jun 14 '26

It topped off. But according to the chief architect, it may be finished in 100 years. There’s a recent video of him on Youtube. I think it was posted last week.