Half-Life 2 successfully runs on ReactOS open-source OS

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Half-Life 2 has been demonstrated running on ReactOS (a Windows-compatible open-source OS) on actual hardware.

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/g/109278372 ↗ live · archive bullish breaking 244 replies Half-Life 2 has been demonstrated running on ReactOS (a Windows-compatible open-source OS) on actual hardware.

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