Work with the ReactOS team ?

[LoloMc]

Hi,

Just to let you know (if you already don't ) what is the ReactOS project.
Sometime ago, they were thinking creating a utility to defrag.

So the suggestions are :
1 - Rewrite the code in pure C, instead of C++
2 - Use your skills to work with the ReactOS team to create this fantastic OS.


Thanks to read this thread entirely

Regards,

[jeroen]

1 - Rewrite the code in pure C, instead of C++

The JkDefrag code is already in pure C. But it's based on the Microsoft defragmentation API, and I doubt if those calls are available in ReactOS. And before you ask, no, I am not going to write those calls for ReactOS, because they are part of the filesystem drivers and extremely complicated.

2 - Use your skills to work with the ReactOS team to create this fantastic OS.

I'll consider it. Thanks for the invitation, I appreciate it!

[LoloMc]

Hello Jeroen,

1 - Rewrite the code in pure C, instead of C++

The JkDefrag code is already in pure C.

So my post was nearly completely useless ! :oops:  

But it's based on the Microsoft defragmentation API, and I doubt if those calls are available in ReactOS.

Probably not yet, you're right. But the goal is to produce a clone of the Windows XP system. One day, it'll be available.

And before you ask, no, I am not going to write those calls for ReactOS, because they are part of the filesystem drivers and extremely complicated.

No Jeroen, I'll not ask you anything. I will only suggest you :wink:

2 - Use your skills to work with the ReactOS team to create this fantastic OS.

I'll consider it. Thanks for the invitation, I appreciate it!

I'm not a programer, so I help the project the best I can. They need good skilled programers but they also need publicity. Maybe, you can start helping the ReactOS project by adding the ReactOS name on your webspage, in the fields

" Free (released under the GNU General Public License) disk defragment and optimize utility for Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista/X64/ReactOS. Completely automatic and very easy to use, fast, low overhead, with two optimization strategies, and can handle floppies and USB disks/sticks. Included are a Windows version, a commandline version (for scheduling by the task scheduler or for use from administrator scripts), a screensaver version, a DLL library (for use from programming languages), and versions for Windows X64.

*  Download JkDefrag v3.6 (293kb) for Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista/ReactOS"

Thank you very much.
Now I run Linux at home but I hope I'll run JkDefrag on ReactOS one day!

Regards,

[jeroen]

Maybe, you can start helping the ReactOS project by adding the ReactOS name on your webspage

I'm sorry, but I'm sure people would misinterpret that to mean that JkDefrag already works on ReactOS.

[LoloMc]

Maybe, you can start helping the ReactOS project by adding the ReactOS name on your webspage

I'm sorry, but I'm sure people would misinterpret that to mean that JkDefrag already works on ReactOS.

Hello Jeroen,

Ok,  
Maybe in the near futur...
Anyway, I'm happy that you know now the ReactOs project.

Regards,