Haiku is a seriously impressive piece of work. The reasoning to the "eternal pre-alpha" makes sense in my eyes since it lowers expectations. Criticism over lac

Haiku is a seriously impressive piece of work. The reasoning to the "eternal pre-alpha" makes sense in my eyes since it lowers expectations. Criticism over lacking basic features (like SATA issues, CD-booting, partitioning, printing or even Wi-Fi), usability or stability issues (such as unstable filesystem drivers) can easily be dismissed without much crticism, people declaring it "useless" or a "toy OS". An alpha that's actually usable and can be used to attract developers is a good thing IMO and makes it a more significant milestone. It's much better than the alternative of a premature launch. Also, a fun quote from an article by a different OSNews author in 2004 (http://www.osnews.com/story/8114/Three_Years_of_Haiku_The_Long_Road_to_Evolution http://www.osnews.com/story/8114/Three_Years_of_Haiku_The_Lo...): 'And if Haiku is "ready" by 2010, no one will care.'