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ReactOS 0.3.0 was released on August 28th, 2006.
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It introduced networking support and a package manager called “Download!”.
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This package manager would become the basis for RAPPS, the package manager built into modern versions of ReactOS.
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On July 5th, 2009, ReactOS 0.3.10 imported the UniATA driver.
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In July 2008, the x86_64 port of ReactOS was started.
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One year later, ReactOS 0.3.10 imported the UniATA driver.
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While we run into limitations with the UniATA driver today, UniATA enabled ReactOS to support SATA storage devices and to support partitions greater than 8GB in size.
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On February 8th, 2012, ReactOS 0.3.14 supported being built using the MSVC compiler and added visual style support.
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ReactOS 0.4.0 was released on February 16th, 2016.
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It introduced a new graphical shell that utilized more Windows features and was more similar architecturally to Windows Explorer.
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ReactOS 0.4.0 also introduced support for kernel debugging using WinDbg when compiled with MSVC.
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Being able to use WinDbg for kernel debugging has helped considerably.
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Being able to use standard Windows tools for kernel debugging has helped us progress considerably.
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ReactOS 0.4.0 continued to receive incremental updates every few months up until versions 0.4.14 and 0.4.15 which had years of development updates each.
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Today, the x86_64 port of ReactOS is similarly functional to its x86 counterpart, but with no WoW64 subsystem to run x86 apps its usability is limited.
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{{< figure link="/img/blogs/30yrs-of-ros/ros-0.4.15-desktop.png" src="/img/blogs/30yrs-of-ros/ros-0.4.15-desktop.png" caption="ReactOS 0.4.15 desktop, shown with Luna visual style and large taskbar icons applied">}}
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## The Future of ReactOS
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We’ve come a long way, but we still have a long way to go.
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We're continuing to move ReactOS forward. Behind the scenes there are several out-of-tree projects in development. Some of these exciting projects include a new build environment for developers (RosBE), a new NTFS driver, a new ATA driver, multi-processor (SMP) support, support for class 3 UEFI systems, kernel and usermode address space layout randomization (ASLR), and support for modern GPU drivers built on WDDM.
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The future of ReactOS will be written by the people who believe in the mission and are willing to help carry it forward.
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If you believe in running “your favorite Windows apps and drivers in an open-source environment you can trust”, you can help make that a reality by [making a financial contribution](https://reactos.org/donate), [opening a pull request on GitHub](https://github.com/reactos/reactos), or [testing and filing bug reports](https://jira.reactos.org).
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