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Monstera is a new implementation of a memory manager (along with a cache manager)
compatible with the ReactOS kernel at source code level and providing the same
binary compatible Native API through a lightweight wrapper.

Monstera is implemented in a subset of C++ programming language. A document
outlining specific restrictions, coding style and other considerations is
available.

Key ideas:
1. Object oriented language for object oriented kernel. When NT was implemented,
   C++ wasn't that good.
2. Simplicity > optimization. Nowadays we can sacrifice a bit of performance
   in favor of more robust implementation.
3. Same Native API. Internal implementation and external interfaces are
   two different things.
4. Don't drift away too much. It's still based on NT architecture, but think
   of it as if Microsoft Research would decide to reimplement NT in C++ for fun.

Credits:
- ReactOS Portable Systems Group for the code which is used as a base in many
  places of Monstera.
- Alex Ionescu for his invaluable contribution to ReactOS.
- Timo Kreuzer, Johannes Anderwald for their C++-in-the-kernel-mode help.
- Amine Khaldi for help with the build environment.
- ReactOS team for the great work.

Building:
1. Check out clean trunk's working copy.
2. Apply trunk.diff to that.
3. Copy mm2 and cc2 to the ntoskrnl directory of your working copy.
4. Build ntoskrnl module as usual.