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Haiku OS Ported To Intel 64-Bit Architecture

Posted by Soulskill on from the five-and-seven-syllables-at-a-time dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The BeOS-compatible Haiku OS operating system has been ported to x86_64. As part of the Google Summer of Code, a student made a 64-bit port of the kernel and user-space and it's now working. However, not all of the BeOS apps and drivers are yet working in 64-bit mode."

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  1. Could become the 'Desktop Linux' by buchner.johannes · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If only the community of software developers could conquer a community of designers and graphics people to collaborate without charge on a free operating system.

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    NB: The message above might reflect my opinion right now, but not necessarily tomorrow or next year.
  2. I want to be happy about this by ThorGod · · Score: 3, Insightful

    ...but, I can't be. Yeah, BeOS *was* awesome and I really *wanted* to see BeOS 5 (I remember one of the versions had a nifty menu system where the selector followed your selections as you drilled down).

    But, come on, it's 2012. Maybe it's time to call it a day.

    Actually, I take that back. I think this is just some Google summer of code project. Great for the student who ported the kernel! Not really big news outside of that, though...

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    PS: I don't reply to ACs.
  3. Re:Why do we keep hearing about this? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It's not a near-useless state. It works. There's a decent amount of software out there. It's fun. It's a hobby.

    It gets brought up on Slashdot because it's news for nerds (not everything here is stuff that matters). It's a nice trip down memory lane for BeOS geeks.

    Haiku might not change the world, but most things don't. Sure is fun, though!