> Haiku OS, the open source project trying to recreate BeOS, was (and still is) proof that some dreams are too beautiful to die. It will never be the same as th

> Haiku OS, the open source project trying to recreate BeOS, was (and still is) proof that some dreams are too beautiful to die. It will never be the same as the original, but at least it tries. It’s like listening to a Beatles cover band: not the same thing, but it warms your heart. I'm not an expert on Haiku but I feel like this is needlessly dismissive of a lot of hard work from some smart and passionate people. 25 years later and the hardware is different and more varied, the things people do with their computers is wildly different, and concerns around things like security and compatibility are very different. Making an analogy that suggests it's a janky BeOS is just wrong. It's not worse, it's different. It might not be the original nostalgic vision the author wants, but that's what two decades does.