开源 Windows 替代系统 ReactOS 已达成重要里程碑：该操作系统现在可以直接安装到 NT 文件系统（NTFS）分区上。据 Phoronix 报道，这一进展清除了项目长期面临的障碍，使其离最终达到 beta 版又近了一步。
Open source Windows alternative ReactOS has reached a major milestone: The operating system can now be installed directly onto an NT Files System drive partition. As reported by Phoronix, the move to NTFS clears a long-standing hurdle for the project and brings it one step closer to finally reaching beta.
在此前的公告中，ReactOS 要求用户保留一个 FAT32 分区用于安装。NTFS 是微软专有的文件系统，其根源可追溯至 Windows NT 家族，始于 1993 年的 Windows NT 3.1。Windows XP 在 2001 年引入的该版本至今仍是大多数 Windows 系统使用的标准。ReactOS 声称的目标是实现与 Windows Server 2003 的二进制兼容性，而仅限于 FAT32 分区则是复现 Windows 环境过程中需要克服的实际障碍。
Prior to this latest announcement, ReactOS required users to keep a FAT32 partition for installations. A proprietary Microsoft-developed filesystem, NTFS can trace its roots back through the Windows NT family lineage starting in 1993 with Windows NT 3.1. The variant introduced with Windows XP in 2001 remains the standard used by most Windows systems today. With ReactOS's stated goal of reaching binary compatibility with Windows Server 2003, being confined to FAT32 partitions was a practical barrier to clear on the way to reproducing the Windows environment.
然而，希望脱离 Windows 的用户尚不应急于收拾行囊。ReactOS 表示，新驱动仍“缺乏缓存（导致性能下降）、日志记录和安全支持”。因此，尽管新驱动已推出，即使是最热衷于尝试操作系统的爱好者也应谨慎行事。ReactOS 团队在其 X 平台公告中警告称，仍存在“潜在的未发现错误”。
However, users looking to hop off the Windows train shouldn't be grabbing their bags just yet. ReactOS wrote that the new driver still "lacks caching (which causes inferior performance), journaling and security support." So while the new driver is here, even the most intrepid of OS tinkerers should tread carefully. The ReactOS team warned in its announcement on X that there are still "potentially undiscovered bugs."