ReactOS VS WACUP

ReactOS

ReactOS is a free, modern operating system in alpha stage, based on the design of Windows XP/2003.

WACUP

This is an update project which expands upon the patched Winamp 5.666 release by fixing issues with as well as providing new features and just doing something to help keep Winamp alive!

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Social recommendations and mentions

WACUP might be a bit more popular than ReactOS. We know about 71 links to it since March 2021 and only 68 links to ReactOS. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

ReactOS mentions (68)

You can now write React in Lua
Soon, everything will be in react. Your browser? React. OS? React. Car operating system? React. I thought I was making a joke and then googled some and here it is: https://github.com/shirakaba/react-native-web-browser-app https://star.global/posts/react-native-for-automotive/ They were so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn't stop to think if they should. - Source: Hacker News / 4 days ago
ExectOS – brand new operating system which derives from NT architecture
Why this over ReactOS, a much more mature open source OS, which is also based on NT? https://reactos.org/. - Source: Hacker News / 6 days ago
Someone connected Windows XP to the internet, and it didn't survive long
I wonder how ReactOS does as it is Windows XP/2003 compatible? https://reactos.org/. - Source: Hacker News / about 1 month ago
Questioning "The Value of Open Source Software"
Https://reactos.org/ implement some of the windows API. - Source: Hacker News / 4 months ago
Windows 10 end of life could prompt torrent of e-waste
You can use Rufus: https://rufus.ie/en/ To modify the ISO to turn off hardware check and TPM support for Windows 11 to install it on an unsupported PC. https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/wiki/FAQ#user-content-Help_I_dont_see_the_option_to_bypass_the_need_for_a_Microsoft_account_with_Windows_11 https://aros.sourceforge.io/ https://www.haiku-os.org/ and https://www.arcanoae.com/arcaos/ I know some third-world nations... - Source: Hacker News / 6 months ago

WACUP mentions (71)

Winamp has announced that it is "opening up" its source code
I've been using WACUP, it's really good: https://getwacup.com/. - Source: Hacker News / about 1 month ago
Winamp has announced that it is "opening up" its source code
I use the community update of Winamp, WACUP, and it's excellent. I've tried other media players but always come back here. I'm not even one of those people who likes the shitty visualisations, I just think the interface works perfectly. https://getwacup.com/. - Source: Hacker News / about 1 month ago
How the greatest MP3 player undid itself (2017)
Obligatory mention of the current fork of winamp: WACUP https://getwacup.com/ Based on core that was open sourced around Winamp 3 DrO one of the ex devs is gradually re-implementing all the other parts. - Source: Hacker News / 2 months ago
Winamp and Shoutcast Forums – Important
FWIW, a reimplementation is available: https://getwacup.com/ (I'm unsure how long it'll last) Nevertheless, This may a good time you get to say bye-bye to Winamp. - Source: Hacker News / 7 months ago
I made a Diablo II: Resurrected & Remixed Winamp skin
I made this Winamp skin based on the design concept in "Diablo II: Resurrected & Remixed". It's a Modern skin, so requires Winamp 5 (or WACUP). The skin can be downloaded from my site. Source: 10 months ago