Then how can we figure out how to get a desktop shell working etc? I think the ReactOS project is doing something simular (creating a NT-compatible kernel and I belive they are trying to implement DLL sharing between the two projects) -----Original Message----- From: wine-devel-admin@winehq.com [mailto:wine-devel-admin@winehq.com] On Behalf Of David Filskov Sent: Tuesday, 4 February 2003 8:05 AM To: wine-devel@winehq.com Subject: Using the real Windows kernel
I'm not a programmer and I know this is not your goal... but:
Woulden't it help if Windows users just copied the kernel from their Windows installation and used this for an alternative desktop/system? - I mean the Windows NT kernel seems to work alright, but all the things Microsoft put on top of it slows it down and locks people away from settings and confuses them etc... if you had people use the real kernel instead (without offering it online of course) Windows users could use YOUR desktop/GUI implementation but still use all the existing drivers and apps... and have faster and more configurable computer using your alternative desktop.
I know a lot of Windows users who would want such an alternative... just a thought...
--David Filskov Denmark