Comment by dragonwriter

> This is an utterly insufficient answer to the allegation that you copied internal data structures entirely from the NT kernel

It's quite sufficient when you consider that, unless the allegation is made in a court of law, it's in ReactOS’s interest for it to be perceived as plausible. Being perceived as either an actual (if unauthorized) fork of Windows or as something that a Microsoft insider could reasonably mistake for one is not bad for ReactOS.

And if Microsoft is going to bring the allegation in court, no matter the merits, the lawyers defending ReactOS aren't going to want lots of detailed public statements to have been made first.

> Brushing this off as a free "PR campaign" only works if those NT programmers simply made everything up

It works and, I'd argue, is the only sane strategy so long as Microsoft isn't suing them. Because, among other reasons, without such a suit it is nothing more than a free PR campaign especially if it is true.

Admittedly, it doesn't maximize imaginary internet debate points, but while that maybe be OPs interest, it doesn't seem to be ReactOS’s. (Also, probably not Microsoft’s, who I imagine so long as they aren't suing ReactOS would prefer not drawing attention to it, either.)