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Open Source BeOS Successor Haiku Releases R1/beta 1 (haiku-os.org)
Remember Haiku, the open source successor to the Be operating system? Long-time Slashdot reader GuerillaRadio quotes a new announcement from Haiku-os.org: It's been just about a month less than six years since Haiku's last release in November 2012 -- too long. As a result of such a long gap between releases, there are a lot more changes in this release than in previous ones, and so this document is weightier than it has been in the past. The notes are mostly organized in order of importance and relevance, not chronologically, and due to the sheer number of changes, thousands of smaller improvements simply aren't recognized here.
Please keep in mind that this is beta-quality software, which means it is feature complete but still contains known and unknown bugs. While we are mostly confident in its stability, we cannot provide assurances against data loss.
Please keep in mind that this is beta-quality software, which means it is feature complete but still contains known and unknown bugs. While we are mostly confident in its stability, we cannot provide assurances against data loss.
MINIMUM (32-bit)
Processor: Intel Pentium II; AMD Athlon
Memory: 256MB
Monitor: 800x600
Storage: 3GB
Frankly, those are some heavy requirements. That's even heavier than WinXP requirements! (233MHz/64MB/800x600/1.5GB)
Developers are really spoiled by modern hardware.
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Let's face it - this is a hobbyist project done totally by volunteers with pretty much zero money, who are just doing it for the thrill of doing it. So, it's not "architecture", but there is certainly no "critical mass" yearning for it. Having said all that, Good on Them! God Bless geeks who do stuff just for the technical thrill of it.
Haikiu is truly impressive. It's alpha release was better than anything Reactos has ever produced. The Haiku alpha release would have been labeled a "stable" release 1.0 by most projects. Haiku has a very, very, conservative attitude toward releases. They under-hype which is amazing in and of itself in these times.
Please keep in mind that this is beta-quality software, which means it is feature complete but still contains known and unknown bugs. While we are mostly confident in its stability, we cannot provide assurances against data loss.
...just like the last several releases of M$ “Windows,” Apple’s ”iMacOSx,” (or whatever they’re calling it this week,) and “iOS,” (which I’ve been quietly amusing myself by reading that word as if it rhymes with bulldoze, phonetically: “aye-ohze,” because frankly, it’s a stupid name, and it deserves to get made fun of).
It’s okay. We’re used to it. All computer & software users are beta testers, nowadays, whether they want to be or not, whether they even realize it or not.
Just release it already.
Our reign has gone on long enough. Indeed. Summon the meteors.
My biggest complaint about Haiku OS is that there are no haikus anywhere. Not in the comments, not in the name. Talk about a missed opportunity! I refuse to use any OS that so seriously misrepresents itself.
But your complaint was itself not in the form of a haiku either. Here, let me try:
Misappellation
They should have to change its name
Call it something else
Haiku are poems
Not operating systems
Do please try again
Heheheh... and a few more just for fun...
Years like drops of rain
A river flows, splash of time
New Haiku released
Blood, sweat, many tears
BeOS' ghost in baby's cries
What had died, reborn
I liked that one so much I'm going to reuse part of it...
Blood, sweat, many tears
Would-be users waited years
Can we install now?
Our reign has gone on long enough. Indeed. Summon the meteors.