<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">I have just heard about ReactOS. It's a true to life Open Source version of Windows (not a Windows emulator). I just installed it and it's surprisingly good for an Alpha version:<div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.reactos.org/">http://www.reactos.org/</a><br><div><br></div><div>I loved the very small download and very quick install. Then, to download packages (like FIrefox, etc.), I started the Download application -- That's a very seamless and very quick install!</div><div><br></div><div>I see Development section of packages to download only has FreeBasic as a language. I was curious if anyone we know is already working on a Python port to ReactOS?</div><div><br></div><div>I tried to install the standard Windows version of Python, but the *msi file wouldn't execute (obviously ReactOS issue). I tried to download gcc so I could try to build Python. But, the self-extracting executable caused a memory exception. Here's where the Alpha side of the product started showing itself. I don't think it'll be long, however, before it will be easy to port Python to the platform.</div><div><br></div><div>I know several people who would be very excited for the flexibility of a very well adopted OS that also has the freedom of truly OpenSource.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Glen</div><div><div apple-content-edited="true"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">--</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">415-680-3964</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="mailto:glen@glenjarvis.com">glen@glenjarvis.com</a></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." -M. Gandhi</div></div></div></div></div></div></span> </div><br></div></div></body></html>