"Haiku Rocks"

[serialoverflow]

i'm sorry, i certainly don't want to belittle your efforts but this video is so cheesy i just had to laugh.

haiku rocks ...

[bent540]

but why?

[salvatoretrimarchi89]

Sigan adelante, estan armando un gran Sistema Operativo.

Haiku Rulez!!!

[dimb9]

made simple. at first when i first saw it i thought a bit to simple so it would be crap. i was wrong

[dimb9]

is it compatable with any windows apps? i just need to know coz if it is then i can put my internet on it. if so i think ive found what ive been looking for for a long time!

[MrSam123ni]

@dimb9 What do you mean by "put your internet on it" exactly?

[dimb9]

@MrSam123ni oh i dosent matter now but back then all i ahd was a moblie broadband stick which used web n walk manager which was a windows app to get connected dosent matter now i got me a propper connection wow this comment is 6 months old dont seem that long ago

[MrSam123ni]

@dimb9 Oh no worries I didn't look at how old the comment was lol

[SavageSoftware]

Port MONO to your OS and the whole C# community can write programs and more importantly deploy on it!

Apps and ease of use are why people gravitate towards OSes. More Apps = more choice. If its free, even better.

[GegoXaren]

if by mono you mean the CLR/VM, then i agree, but not all of the mono libs are useful, like the platform specific stuff, and the GTK/Gnome and GVFS, totally useless, web stuff (ASP) not needed...

mscore.dll 0_o.... why?

bindings to the native GUI API/ABI is what is needed...

and a stable CLR/MV...

it is late an i have no idea what i am talking about....zzZZzzZZ..

[webnull]

Its Great OS, i tested Haiku yesterday.

I tryed terminal, its diffirent than Linux..

But i dont switch, im with Linux :)

[4m05]

I just wish someone would make an OS which can run appz that run on windows flawlessly and be 100% free, I hate windows, I am using unbuntu atm and loving it but I dont think linux will ever run windows apps flawlessly and thats what I think is holding it back but thats just my opinion.

make and os 100% free that can run windows apps and watch microshit fail

[webnull]

Why windows apps?

There are many good applications for Linux.

Are you working only on ported applications from other operating system?

[letinon]

Just Google for ReactOS

[webnull]

Today i removed completly windows from my hard drive, and i have only Debian GNU/Linux :)

[cyborgtroy]

It's not going to happen, Microsoft keeps their code locked down to prevent that.

ReactOS is trying, though. It's basically WINE running on a non-Linux kernel, trying to be a free implementation of Windows, to the extent that the law will alow.

[kr105rules]

well.. If ReactOS someday catch a lot of users, I'm sure that M$ will sue them with some "patented" something.. :(

[TheROFLPOLICE]

Its called ReactOS.

[sean77408]

I don't think its that easy to do that X.X

[mysticalclown]

lol switch to what? doesn't exist anymore

[MasterJ37]

Dude, you gotta get your shit figured out. you're messed up in your head if you think Linux is so complicated. Heck, I don't even see you people like comment on these videos, it's not even about Linux! Anyways, I'm not trying to preach to anyone about any OS, but I'm just saying it like it is. If you don't like it, then too bad. the most famous versions of linux out there come pre-bundled with great apps so you don't need to get them yourself. no need to check anything or update drivers.

[MasterJ37]

Windows on the other hand, comes with programs so crappy that you'd have to go download a bunch of shit. Not just that, but you have a bunch more worries, like security, and just about every new release of Windows they try to change, so you have to figure out everything all over again. Compare Windows 98/Me to 2000/XP to Vista/7; they're all so different you have to get used to where everything is again. Just about every update they make is something that just makes things harder.

[MasterJ37]

I actually use XP myself, but when they upgrade to vista, so much is different in a worse way. It doesn't give you as many options to customize anything, and when you wanna find anything useful, it's all so hard to find. Windows 7 is a little bit better, but they had to get rid of the classic theme for the start menu just to save 200KB of code. That's just fucked up. I don't know what else to tell you, but I actually prefer XP because I make my own custom builds now, so there's no need for me

[MasterJ37]

to go and re-download everything, or go looking for drivers.

[cruntett]

yeah, it has nothing to do with linux.

Design seems quiet old, but i'm goind to install it anyway :)

[hardtarheel]

This isn't Linux at all people. Your comments are just idiotic that you keep stating it is. It is completely unrelated.

[twistereli]

nice for just some random people trying to make this, but i think it looks to old compared to any other OS these days :D

[cavibird2005]

Haiku isn't Linux, its BeOS or a "unix like" OS. Technically it's not even BeOS anymore, because its being transformed into an entirely open-source OS.

It's like calling Solaris, Linux. Which it isn't its more Unix than it is Linux

[linuxpowerification]

@cavibird2005

inform yourself better,BeOS is not related to UNIX at all.

[TheWater911]

@linuxpowerification

You may be right, but this OS has no BeOS code in it cept for the menubar and something else. This OS is specifically based on a modified Unix kernel for optimum speed.

[MasterJ37]

People should only have to learn programming languages or read extensive manuals for more advanced tasks in pretty much any operating system. Linux seems more of an install and you're done OS than Windows does, because in windows you're just supplied with a bunch of closed source crappy programs, then you have to go and check your drivers. Linux usually takes care of it all for you depending on what distro you are using.

[JamesManes]

I am not a gamer. I use a Mac. And Linux is not good for heavy networking. Windows is really better for that.

[SteveNordqu]

Rocking has improved since the 1994 emulator, I believe. As for ATI; hey, how's your own Intel-HPC and nVidia competitive or emulation project going? 3D/240Hz rendering and raytracing all right?

[stupedpindos]

Sure looks like it rocks....:/

[markoresko]

I sympathize with Haiku and its development efforts, despite interesting semi-commercial licensing that means your work can be aquired by some company for free and not contribute back.

But this video just fails to show what are

real benefits of using Haiku in 2009, its possible strengths and market niche.

I was expecting to see something that will convince me to find Haiku and install it and try to use it. This Video does not help much to Haiku.

[fernwood]

It's too bad about BeOS and its offspring. I really enjoyed using it around 2000, even as a primary desktop for a while (most of what I did was emacs coding in a terminal anyway). It booted fast, was amazingly responsive, had interesting features, and mostly made other people go "wtf are you running?"

[racl101]

looks like Mac Os 9

[randalfthewise]

monkey island ftw!

[HaikuChannel]

Well miss information such as (sic) "there is so many Linus OSs" ... It's nothing to do with Linux and comments saying you should write for a Nokia phone. Please.

[386sky]

No need to vote those comments -6 or -7 or -264658394562398571835!

[LTS1287]

Watch the "Haiku under heavy load video". Windows would have had a stroke. I myself am an Ubuntu user and I'd have to admit that my cusom build of Ubuntu would have choked when put under that kind of stress. It's worth taking a look at.

Don't hate on an OS just because it's not mainstream.

[Danny77uk]

Haiku is about as far from mainstream was you can get. It's not even based on 'nix. It's a copy (actually a pirate copy) of a commercial OS called Be (1997). It's completely incompatible with 99.99% of the software out there. It makes the Mac OS look like Windows. It's a nice, clean OS but it's also a toy. It's not going anywhere.

[ricardsju]

ummm haiku is not a pirate copy, thats zeta. beos is a "clone", like linux is a clone of unix.

And its likely to go more places than 99% of the alternative operating systems out there.

[ricardsju]

I mean haiku is a clone of beos, like linux is a clone of unix.

[Danny77uk]

You don't know what you're talking about. Haiku and Zeta are both clones of BeOs. BeOs is NOT a clone of anything - it's a unique OS written in C++ in the mid 90s.

None of these are going anywhere. There is no software for them and they lack modern technologies.

[ricardsju]

I got distracted, and fucked up what I was trying to say, I cleared it up by replying to my self, and you could clearly see that.

what I was saying is :

Haiku is not a pirate copy, its a clone of Beos. In the same way that Linux is a clone of Unix.

Zeta is the pirate copy of Beos, and yes its unique, original os.

There was "no" software for Linux in 1995,just dedicated fans. Yet look where it is today.

[Danny77uk]

"Yet look where it is today. "

Yeah Linux has, what? 20 users worlwide? haha!

[flimbo72]

Danny...

There are millions of Linux users around the globe. It's estimated that 2% of desktop systems worldwide is running Linux and this doesn't include servers, on which Linux is absolutely the most widespread OS.

However, what's the point in you denigrating Haiku? Certainly, it's still a rough OS, but made by enthusiastic people for free. How do you know it won't go anywhere? Are you a newborn Nostradamus or just a freaking Windows/MacOS fanboy? You should grow up kid!

[aribenzane]

Other than servers or as a 'toy', linux has virtually no credibility as a viable OS. Backwards compatibility is a joke as is driver support. There is no coordination to the effort and most distros just come off as poor clones of Windoze but with basic functionality broken. Also a there are a LOT of lone wolf linux devs out there who are a total dicks and far worse than any PC or Mac fanboy.

Why rag on Haiku? Because it's the same as BeOS and that went no-where fast. It looks as it did in '97.

[dellthinker]

Im not a fan of BeOS, personally i've never used it. But your comment on Linux not being compatible with hardware was one of the more ignorant i've seen in a long time. Inferno:~# uname -a

Linux Inferno 2.6.26-2-686 #1 SMP Thu Mar 26 01:08:11 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux

If your too much of a windows n00b, that means im running Debian lenny on a IBM Thinkpad T43 - the only thing i had to install by hand was the ipw2200-bcm.fw firmware to get my wireless working. Ever since its been sweet. Read more

[JamesManes]

Don't be a fucktard. Linux does have compatibility issues and you know it. Go run Linux on the newest most powerful ATI card.

[Ta0425]

Or could that be ATI having compatibility issues?

[JamesManes]

Erm that doesn't matter because it still has problems with linux. Therefore Linux has compatibility issues. If it doesn't work it doesn't work.

[dellthinker]

Every distro i've installed debian on has never had any compatibility issues, You sound like a 17 year old acne infected teen with low Microsoft skills. Best believe that Linux has supreme hardware support. And ATI is supported too you fucken Windows R-Tard.

[JamesManes]

First of all, my age doesn't matter. Second, you making personal insults is a bad form of argument. Go to school please.

ATI is supported, yes, but can you get drivers for legacy ATI cards in Linux? No you cannot. I have tried time and time again.

"Every distro i've installed debian on has never had any compatibility issues,..."

That makes no sense. How do you install a distro on a distro? Explain that sir.

Finally, just because you didn't have problems doesn't mean I haven't.

[dellthinker]

Im baked, so sue me =P You dont need to install drivers for ATI vid cards because its already in the installation. And i meant every Linux distro i've installed i had no hardware compatibility issue. Except for my thinkpads Intel Pro Wireless module. Which i was able to get from source forge in no time. So its not about what Linux can do for you, its about how much time you spend getting it to work for your needs. If you dont use it then you cant speak on it.

[JamesManes]

I've used it. Arch user here.

[hal970fx]

Actually that is the FGLRX installer being a piece of crap (I REALLY feel your pain there); for the same reason there is no accelerated video driver for haiku, or PPC Linux. Big companies afraid of the users stealing their code.

I personally (as a Linux enthusiast) hope to see haiku mature into the wonderful piece of art it already is beginning to resemble.

[hal970fx]

If software you write for an operating system does not work, it's because you did it wrong, don't expect the entire linux developer community to alter the kernel to fit around your measly app/driver just because you don't understand how to write software. Your over stating of assertions does not alter reality.

[MasterJ37]

Lol, you mention ATI? Just mentioning their name will give you an error. Saying that stupid shit would be like complaining at software developers why there software isn't running correctly on your version of React OS.

[JamesManes]

OS X and Windows run absolutely fine on ATI. Why doesn't Linux? Oh because Linux has compat problems, thats right... I almost forgot.

[MasterJ37]

Oh wow, you must really hate Linux, and love ATI. Last time I checked ATI has compatibility problems with just about everything. Oh wait, it still does! Keep sheltering yourself from reality.

[JamesManes]

I don't hate Linux, but I fucking hate ATI. ATI does not have compat problems with OS X or Windows. I use ATI cards all the fucking time.

[MasterJ37]

ATI may not have compatibility probs with the OS itself, but so many 3d games and applications have problems with ATI it's not even funny. That should hint to people that it ATI has compatibility issues, not the operating system. In my opinion, Linux has great compatibility, far greater than Windows. when Vista came out, 1/2 the shit wouldn't work on it, and not much more works on it now. When you install Linux, everything usually just works, no checkkng for latest drivers at all.With Windows...

[MasterJ37]

More problems then I've ever had with drivers. Everything has to be manually updated, and it Windows sucks doing it itself, so you usually have to do a few google searches yourself. Nice point on ATI not supporting it, but that wouldn't be Linux's fault for poor compatibility, that would be ATI's for not supporting it.

[JamesManes]

What applications do not work with ATI? Name 5.

Linux does not support super up-to-date hardware. In fact I have a PC that wont run Linux... like really. The BIOS does not support Linux ACPI. And thanks to RMS recently saying FUCK PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE, Xorg is being re-written. So now many graphics cards that worked fine with Linux don't work at all.

Such a high quality OS isn't it? Breaking perfectly working drivers for "freedom". Xorg sucks anyway. Async piece of shit.

[MasterJ37]

wow, how off-topic you got there. anyways, if you're looking for applications that don't work with ATI, just do a quick google search. Many games don't function correctly. Off the top of my head, Portalized has issues with ATI cards. Ever consider it could be the Linux Distro you're running, not just all of the versions of Linux? Just a thought

[JamesManes]

All Linux distros are essentially the same. Same kernel...if there is a driver missing I compile it myself, but drivers for an ATI Radeon 9200 does not exist in Linux land. Not one with true 3D accel that is.

[MasterJ37]

I think I'd blame ATI for not having drivers for Linux, but whatever....

[JamesManes]

Well of course, but Linux is "freedom!" remember? What happened to all our free and opensource drivers and shit. They say they make opensource versions of drivers that will replace the closed ones... I don't see it happening. I guess freedom doesn't = efficiency? Besides that, ATI as I see has a few problems, but it still works fine for your average 3D accel on Windows/OSX. As I told you I fucking hate ATI, but it is what the customer asks for here.

[MasterJ37]

well you know, if you do have that much of a problem with linux for that, it is a community project, and no one is stopping you from developing this shit yourself. There are programs I'd like to be made, but I'm not bitching at the world to do it for me; I'd rather just learn some programming languages and do it myself. It's not like there's 3 computer nerds sitting behind a desk developing Linux that you can just scream at for not doing something right.

[JamesManes]

Yes, because that is my dream... to work on Linux for weeks just to get it to work. I'll just use Windows and OS X. Sit down at the desk, get my homework done, get my photoshop on, watch some videos listen to music. No programming involved.

[MasterJ37]

Lol I guess if you want to =P. If that's all you want to do though, I don't understand why you'd care about Linux in the first place. There's usually alternatives to everything for your favorite operating system.

[JamesManes]

Linux has its place, but I hate assholes that go around acting like it is god. There are lots of those people.

[MasterJ37]

Well maybe we should just come to an agreement that ATI sucks, and Fanboys are gay lmao =P

[JamesManes]

Deal

[JamesManes]

Thumb me down because you don't want to hear the truth.

[MasterJ37]

lol I'm not thumbing anyone here. check yourself. Why should you care so much anyways?

[JamesManes]

My comment was 2 months old. You shouldn't have even brought it back up.

[MasterJ37]

Ohhhh poor you. Then don't reply, genius.

[JamesManes]

Why would I not reply? You insulted me. And lets stay on topic shall we? ATI does not have driver problems with Windows and OS X. If you have a supported OS they work fine. Linux just isn't supported.

[thefattux]

Actually all that command would tell me is what unix kernel you are running and some of the major options it was compiled with. Not the distro or the exact hardware, as you stated.

Thinkpads are usually excellent choice for Linux. I would not say the same for a random cheapo Acer or Toshiba, etc. There are definately issues you can have with hardware. But for different reasons than with say Vista.

[Videotubelord]

Danny77 or Danny97??? Looks like you born yesterday...

[Danny77uk]

I've been using Mac, Windows and Linux machines since the mid-90s.

[dellthinker]

Im Linux user number 21 dumbass

[Danny77uk]

LOL!

[j230i]

My nokia N81 can do more.Its even a pdf reader, this is basically worse than win95. And dont down rate me because you cant handle the truth. BeOS was great.this is doomed,do u really think it could dream of competing with even DSL yet? Could I carry out a presentation on this thing or does it just come with a txt editor, paint and bad media player? Look, before you make a desktop make a mobile platform to run on e.g open-moko and Nokia internet tablet.Generate peoples interest in the sourcecode!

[ilovecandyrain]

wow some people should maybe read about stuff before they post. Way too many people confused this with Linux and yeah...one person got that it was part of BeOS...only if they knew that it was influenced and based on Be....but not Be itself. BeOS is dead...Haiku is its grandchild that someday I will try out for myself =]

[kaiomatico]

hey so i liked it very much on qemu (i only was able to run it as root O.o) and is there

1. any way to get it into a real pc (like dd if=/mnt/hda1/haiku.image of=dev/hda2)

2. a web browser in work?

[Meskarune]

This looks awesome, I can't wait to try it out!

[Abercr0mbie4life]

there is so many Linus OSs out there, i'm waiting for PC companies like HP to start making their own for default

[NovackProductions]

HP does have its own OS for there unix line of systems.

[conorsulli]

My nokia N81 can do more.Its even a pdf reader, this is basically worse than win95. And dont down rate me because you cant handle the truth. BeOS was great.this is doomed,do u really think it could dream of competing with even DSL yet? Could I carry out a presentation on this thing or does it just come with a txt editor, paint and bad media player? Look, before you make a desktop make a mobile platform to run on e.g open-moko and Nokia internet tablet.Generate peoples interest in the sourcecode!

[billadoid]

Why create a new OS when you can contribute to make linux better?

[c3dr1cb]

aiku or beos ? hum

[derhundchen]

if haiku achieves to build an os as powerful as the original BeOS and with a better GUI I'll make the switch

[jurrasicfive]

also does haiku play games like call of duty 4 and crysis etc etc

[TwoSevenThree]

no but it do all the IMPORTANT things

[aribenzane]

Yeah it can run stock movie clips and pointless demo 3d apps.

[Abercr0mbie4life]

it doesn't have directx

[jurrasicfive]

how come ive never hard of haiku?!?!?!?!?!!!

[aribenzane]

Because about 5 people in the world actually use it.

[BetoWater]

._.

[justindarc]

looks like my PC in 1996.. i'm all about open source and i absolutely hate microsoft.. but it seems like this OS is stuck in the wrong era.. maybe if they could get some REAL projects ported and running well on it then i would give it a try.. for now i'll stick with OS X

[lexyakuza]

OS X? interesting..did you know that it is basically the same as linux? well based on Unix but same kernel etc. I liek the GUI of OS X but it is damn slow compared to linux.

[rimjabbathehut]

hey wow, that explains a lot, instead of trying to code a working cut and paste, like most x-based programs don't have, apple just completely left it out.

[Meskarune]

Actually OS X is based off BSD. And BSD is a direct desendant of Unix. :)

wikipedia quote: "Apple Inc.'s Darwin, the core of Mac OS X; built on the XNU kernel (part Mach, part FreeBSD, part Apple-derived code) and a userland much of which comes from FreeBSD"

[GohanDBZ]

I can't wait till I can I can get it

[Atheist18505]

Haiku Operating system is based on BeOS, which for its time was far more advanced then Windows, MAC OS X and Linux. the way it handles Preemptive-Multitasking, and thread processing, it could have pwnd Windows, if only it had a larger user-base, and a easier to program API. I guess the OS can still suck but as long as there is a multitude of Applications and a good API e.g. (Win32 and DirectX) it will keep the user happy, like Windows per say.

[aribenzane]

Mac OSX didn't exist when BeOS was released, not did windows '98! It was a good OS back then (I remember it) but that's not really saying much.

[mtfr]

I can't wait for the day when I can use this. I gave BeOS 5 a small try and it had impressive performance (or lack of bloatedness :P).

[rimjabbathehut]

I was fortunate enough to run the original BeOS on an SMP system. The system monitor tool lets you turn processors on and off like a switch, amazing. If you don't believe how well put together this OS is, download a vmware image. This OS runs faster than DOS in vmware.

This really has some serious potential for education too, a kindergarten class could have a system running this on yard sale hardware.

[jermhall311]

For those who are skeptical of Haiku, let me tell you this, I ran BeOS on a Pentium 166mhz, 64mb ram, & 2gb hdd, and it ran just as fast if not faster than windows xp running on a modern system. I was able to multi-task about 50 programs at once on that old comp without it crashing or slowing down. That includes running music, videos, playing Doom, writing text, editing a photo, using FireFox, & playing a DVD. Haiku rocks!

[HellzArcticWolf]

i have to agree! i tryed the same thing on BeOS R4. it got to the point where i was trying hard to crash it! this system is stable

[Vlad5010]

I agree as well. I ran BeOS Personal Edition for a while and it was superb. Then I ran BeOS Professional Edition and it was the most beautiful OS I have ever used. The people at Be really knew how to develop, because even still the BeOS still beats Windows and even Mac in a few areas. But mostly Windows.

[cusbrar1]

i just bought a dual cpu PII so i guess that means i can run 100 programs LOL :-)

[jeddy000]

Linux is user-friendly for ME.

Still, not a bad idea.

[rimjabbathehut]

Most people have a job, and some even have a family. Linux has come a long way from the early days, but you can't expect a "desktop user" to be able to fix any serious problem without another system nearby to google solutions.

[zariok]

... and you can fix a "serious" windows problem without google?

Oh yea, you do still have the install cd. Just plop it in and re-install.

Don't blame your incompetence on an operating system. Buy a book.

[zariok]

@rimjabbathehut ( below )

The "reply" didn't work correctly.

[rimjabbathehut]

@zariok How in the fuck is your post a reply to what I said?

[zariok]

Your reply to jeddy000

"rimjabbathehut (1 month ago)

Most people have a job, and some even have a family. Linux has come a long way from the early days, but you can't expect a "desktop user" to be able to fix any serious problem without another system nearby to google solutions. "

My reply:

"... and you can fix a "serious" windows problem without google?

Oh yea, you do still have the install cd. Just plop it in and re-install.

Don't blame your incompetence on an operating system. Buy a book."

[rimjabbathehut]

Just like I thought, you completely missed what I had to say and immediately started trolling. That's the kind of thing I would expect from a software engineer (or someone who had the cash for a cert.). We may start to see better software now that we can get someone in India to do your job better for a fraction of the cost. Maybe people who don't speak English will be able to make easily understood software. Most people don't work for their computers, they use their computers to work.

[zariok]

I missed nothing in your original post and I have never paid for a cert... I'm not a MS "engineer".

Don't dodge your original troll about Linux and your inability to properly review it.

[rimjabbathehut]

My troll? you are a complete sack of shit zariok. The post I replied to was "Linux is user-friendly for ME. Still, not a bad idea." Jedy000 even went to the trouble of capitalizing it to prevent someone like you from misunderstanding. If linux is so user freindly why has every attempt at mass marketing failed? Even the friendly distros like ubuntu are beyond the realm of "desktop users" (aka normal people). Either way the long and the short of it is get fucked.

[zariok]

You have fun in Vista, you lemming.

[lexyakuza]

normal people? Obviously you have got your information totally fucked up. Most of the pcs send to poor areas are shipped with linux because it is free. In 10 years you are gonna see a growing number of hitech geeks coming from those places because a) they have grown up with linux, thus are more used to the fact that certain things can be improved rather than cussing at the blue screen of death b) it will far more stable than Windows (as it is already). So check your sources net time, asshole

[rimjabbathehut]

Well, I've used linux since 1997 and that's all I've ever heard is that 10 more years. Just keep trolling and it will happen. Those computer giveaways have happened for at least that long, so it should only be 2 years. I got an lpi in 2000 it's still worth dick. Linux has shown what works with free software, which is why everyone has firefox, and not linux. I'm tired of trolls who attack people who don't give linux a shining review. You people are worse than scientologists.

[worldsfriend]

Finally something that could be more user friendly than Linux and also open source. :)

As long as it can run java and mono there will be a lot of applications for it so I think this is really the Operating System that will dominate the desktop operating system market in the future.

[ugotheking]

Good job guys! Can't wait to have a first release. I loved BeOS and still using it on an old PC. Runs very fast, I can even run actual software like Firefox or VLC and it runs faster on my old Pentium II 400 MHz BeOS powered than on my actual computers!

[kaiomatico]

looks very cool :-) ... hopefully more compatible to ati graphic cards than fkn ubuntu =(

[Meskarune]

ATI doesn't make drivers for linux. You can't blame Ubuntu for that. Blame ATI for being stupid.

[FrauArschkrampe]

Aww goddamn I wish it was already finished... :>

[jadetraveler]

BeOS was pretty cool, and I had hopes for it. I was disappointed that they went out of business, but I'm glad there is another project to re-create it. it looks like it's coming along fairly well.

[KivaWolf]

Finally, the return of a mighty OS!!

[stormloss]

It's nice see how far the Haiku team have come,

I played with a nightly build on VM player.

The nice old blue/yellow BeOS loveliness.

I can't wait when it enters beta stage.

[JohanKH]

To bad development speed is so slow, but I guess that it will pick up better the more usable it becomes.

[Yezu666]

can't wait till it's ready :D

[Dagibit]

Looks sweet but I have 3 questions:

Why wouldn't you want the greatest possible grasping space at the top of your windows? Do you really believe it will ever run on even 1% of the world's computers? If so, how long would this take?

[maddog392]

YEA! Go Haiku!! I run nightly builds on my system. All you noobs who have no idea of the significance of BeOS/Haiku, dont even bother posting.

-maddog39

[scottishpig]

BeOS is back with a vengeance. :-D

[rmfinch95616]

Uh, ok, so what does Haiku do that Mac or even--ugh--Windows not do? Why Yet Another Operating System?

[psnider85]

Why another useless post?

[Foxynews]

why not?

windows and OS X aren't the best thing either, they can always get better.

plus OS X and Windows both have a pretty slow base OS under the shell, it could all be a bit faster.

[mahjje]

i dont see anything interesting or attractive in this operating system, the advantage that possibly can be is the consumption of ram, cpu, but talking about of usability, tools, etc... thats not show nothinf attractive for use it!

greetz

Jo

[386sky]

i dont see anything interesting or attractive in this operating system, the advantage that possibly can be is the consumption of ram, cpu, but talking about of usability, tools, etc... thats not show nothinf attractive for use it!

greetz

Jo

[someman7]

Operating systems are the least about eye candy.

[Alfa984]

Great Vid!

[cypresstwist666]

You're doing a great job. Just booted Haiku in VMWare - works great!

[nswint1]

I do miss BeOS. 6 Second boots were phenomenal.

[Dagibit]

How different is Haiku that you can't use it?

[GrandMaso]

Haiku is open source and isn't discontinued. The first stage is to have something equivalent to BeOS; the second stage is to evolve this.

[jeanmarc77]

Thanks :)