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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."
>>> ZETA is a very fast operating system written from the ground up to get more out of your hardware than any other. With a true micro kernel is of only 640 KB and a 64-bit journalling filesystem to make things fly.
640kb? Who cares?
Don't try to use the force. Do or do not, there is no try.
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.
"A truly wise man realizes he knows nothing."
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.
To summarize, BeOS/Zeta is old stuff. Bernd/YT don't have rights to the source, they have hacked binaries to make it look as if they have done compiles, they have delays in the years, they are understaffed, over promising, and likely are breaking the law. Zeta is a HUGE disappointment. No tools like PB or IB exist for BeOS (or ever will, many tried in the 97-2000 era and failed), no modern compiler (GCC is OLD OLD, and the binaries for the new GCC are not compatible with the old BeOS libs), and the list goes on. Don't bother, the likes of all top talent that existed for BeOS do it *ONLY* as a hobby, and the rest got smart and moved to OSX or even linux/windows. Its sad, BeOS was fun and hot 7-8 years ago. Today, it is a forgotten afterthought. Most of the IP of BeOS has made its way into OSX or Linux via folks contributions or jobs. Spotlight is basically BFS graphed into the HFS. The benefits of Zeta/BeOS are found elsewhere, and for a LOT cheaper costs if you consider anquish and frustrations. BeOS, long live the memory, you are stillborn in the form of Zeta.
--- Old Time NeXThead
Reasons why you shouldn't care: 1. Because no one else does.
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yellowTAB has announced it's 1.0 release of Zeta has gone Gold
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