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-ReactOS Version 0.3.x
-Updated Dec 16, 2006
+ReactOS\99 Version 0.4.x
+Updated January 5, 2016
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1. What is ReactOS?
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- ReactOS is an Open Source effort to develop a quality operating system
-that is compatible with Windows NT applications and drivers.
+ReactOS\99 is an Open Source effort to develop a quality operating system that is
+compatible with applications and drivers written for the Microsoft® Windows\99 NT
+family of operating systems (NT4, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, Seven).
- The ReactOS project, although currently focused on Windows XP/2003
-drivers compatibility, is always keeping an eye toward compatibility with
-older version of Windows NT family ( NT 4.0, 2000 (NT 5.0)) and new
-Windows NT releases (Vista, etc). Applications (Win32 API) compatibility
-focus is Windows XP.
+The ReactOS project, although currently focused on Windows Server 2003
+compatibility, is always keeping an eye toward compatibility with
+Windows Vista and future Windows NT releases.
-More information is available at http://www.reactos.org/.
+More information is available at: http://www.reactos.org
2. Building ReactOS
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See the INSTALL file for more details.
3. More information
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See the media\doc subdirectory for some sparse notes.
4. Who is responsible
+---------------------
See the CREDITS file.