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Sure, I agree with that statement in principle. Though I don't see Haiku capturing a market the size of even WebOS or something like that, it just doesn't seem

Sure, I agree with that statement in principle. Though I don't see Haiku capturing a market the size of even WebOS or something like that, it just doesn't seem that there is enough space for it. The only reason I mentioned translation layer was to get people using it...but it they plan to write some awesome apps for it, all the better. It really is a catch-22. Look at Ubuntu and Wayland. Getting to Wayland means having to write quite a few apps that are there on X11 stack, but if you just use a pass through or translation layer, what incentive is there to write more apps? So, yeah...you are right, sometimes you just have take it for a bit with few apps if you think you have the audience. Clearly Ubuntu has the audience. Does Haiku?

slantyyz 16y ago
Not sure Haiku will ever be more than a hobby. My appreciation for it is that it has been a long, long, long labor of love for its developers. I can't help but to admire the dedication of everyone who made it happen. I don't think that widespread adoption was anything they had in mind.
- 1337p337 16y ago
  Widespread adoption doesn't seem to be a goal, but really as long as the POSIX APIs are supported in a reasonable manner (...or you are Windows), it doesn't matter much. It's nice to use, and it gets to take advantage of portable open-source software which gives it a larger community of developers than (say) Plan 9 and Amiga enjoy, so market percentage doesn't matter much. (Edit: changed "it" to "widespread adoption".)