I just installed the new ReactOS 0.3.12 on VirtualBox to give it a spin. The new ReactOS seems far more stable than its 0.3.11 predecessor, and given the long time since that release, I'm glad it wasn't a long wait for nothing. The software manager included in the install makes it much easier to get a hold of some basic add-ons to make the system truly useful.
I'm running it in VirtualBox 3.2.8, which the ReactOS people appear to have spent quite a bit of time with. Unfortunately, this newest version of ReactOS works best with the guest additions of VirtualBox 3.1.x. Something has changed in VBox since Oracle's takeover. I'm not saying it's Oracle's fault, as it's unlikely they'd even think to test whether or not their changes would break an OS that was until recently thought to be going dormant. Please try to avoid those long delays if possible, ReactOS devs. Give us an 0.3.12.1 instead of making us wait for 0.3.13 if you have to just to let us know you're alive.
For those wanting to download ReactOS and give it a spin, Linux Tracker has a React 0.3.12 torrent available.
