ReactOS merges unified live/install media and new ATA storage driver
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Updated · Phoronix · May 4
ReactOS merges unified live/install media and new ATA storage driver
3 articles · Updated · Phoronix · May 4
The project also branched ReactOS 0.4.16 this week, with release candidates due soon and nightly builds starting for what will become version 0.4.17.
The all-in-one BootCD replaces separate boot/install and LiveCD images, combining the text-mode installer with live media and paving the way for a first-stage GUI installer.
The plug-and-play ATA stack supports SATA, PATA, ATAPI and AHCI devices, aiming to improve boot success across more hardware after development efforts dating back to early 2024.
After 30 years, will these hardware and media updates finally push ReactOS beyond its perpetual alpha stage?
Is the painstaking, human-led reverse engineering of ReactOS now obsolete in the age of AI development tools?
As AI can now replicate software in minutes, what legal lessons from ReactOS apply to this new technological era?