Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
First comments on top threads
HN comment orderI'm saddened a little bit to see stuff like theming has been built. I was hoping that ReactOS would stick with the Windows 2000 look and feel. I also think that with the limited resources they have, the project team would be better focusing on improving compatibility, over shiny desktop effects. That said... I firmly believe there is a place for ReactOS. Eventually, XP will fail to run on new hardware, and when that happens a lot of great software…
I'm curious now, is this project has a purpose to get some share of users from Windows? Or is it just a fun/hobby project? I'm asking it because the OS itself is 25 years old, however it is not really ready for everyday usage. Funny thing, I have seen it once on the screen of a cashbox in a supermarket in Kyiv. However, it is not clear if they really used ReactOS, or just their logo/graphics to avoid buying license…
Related: 30 Years of ReactOS https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46716469
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 553
- Total comments
- 291
100+ points or 50+ comments
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reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-04-05 | ReactOS is to provide an operating system which compatible with Windows | AndreyKarpov | 1 | 0 |
| 2013-08-22 | ReactOS | kunai | 2 | 0 |
| 2014-08-08 | ReactOS Project – A Free, Open Source, Windows-Compatible Operating System | caffeinewriter | 2 | 0 |
| 2020-10-15 | ReactOSFirst breakout · Best thread | edpichler | 265 | 133 |
| 2023-01-18 | ReactOSHall induction | giancarlostoro | 204 | 128 |
| 2026-05-13 | ReactOSLatest 20+ point return | DeathArrow | 79 | 30 |