Java For BeOS
Daniel Mark writes: BeUnited (beunited.com) today made it public that Java 1.4 will be released for the BeOS." It's an interesting interview for more than the Java angle, though.OpenOffice, ssh2 ... BeOS fans will have toys for a while yet.
Be Inc is kind of dead... and the projects to create a free replacement for it kind of are too.
There is a GPL'ed OS alike BeOS (based on AtheOS) and aimed at the desktop called Syllable which is reasonably mature. If you're technically-minded and like(d) BeOS, then take a look.