Zeta Goes Gold

*no comment* writes "Be lives! yellowTAB has announced it's 1.0 release of Zeta has gone Gold and has sent it off to production. The word is that in about 2 weeks, you can have your hands on the latest version of this BeOS derivative."

Comments

Re:Do they or do they not have the source legally?

[ZephyrXero]

According to Zeta's FAQ "...the core of the OS is based on proprietary code...". So this means they had to licence it from someone. Unfortunately, this means their OS is closed source, and completely useless to anyone interested in retaining the right to freely use their computer.

Re:Reasons why you should care:

[Anonymous Coward]

It's an alternative to Windows

No it isn't. It doesn't run any of my Windows applications, doesn't run any games, doesn't run Word. It also doesn't work with all the hardware that Windows works with.

So - tell me: Why do you think that it's an "alternative to Windows" when it clearly isn't? If you ask me, I'd say that it's a less popular alternative to MacOS X that happens to run on x86.

Re:Reasons why you should care:

[mojowantshappy]

Reasons why you shouldn't care: 1. Because no one else does.