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Why? Is Haiku just an exercise in nostalgia or are there reasons why one might actually choose it over other OSs for practical use?

libria 12y ago
They're working hard to keep up with the urgent demand for spinning teapot demos.
dragonwriter 12y ago
The one thing the Haiku website really seems to be missing is a solid elevator pitch. Its got some fuzzies, but nothing that tells me in what manner Haiku wants to improve on the existing OS landscape.
didyoucheckthe 12y ago
https://www.haiku-os.org/about/faq#top_5 https://www.haiku-os.org/about/faq#top_5 > # Why not Linux? > Linux-based distributions stack up software -- the Linux kernel, the X Window System, and various DEs with disparate toolkits such as GTK+ and Qt -- that do not necessarily share the same guidelines and/or goals. This lack of consistency and overall vision manifests itself in increased complexity, insufficient integration, and inefficient solutions, making the use of your computer more complicated than it should actually be. > Instead, Haiku has a single focus on personal computing and is driven by a unified vision for the whole OS. That, we believe, enables Haiku to provide a leaner, cleaner and more efficient system capable of providing a better user experience that is simple and uniform throughout. After reading this, I full-heartedly support this project.
- Quequau 12y ago
  Man, I've been sold on that design concept since the mid '90s. It's pretty amazing how much power old code and old designs have over us. I don't use Windows, so I can't comment on that but as far as I know every other OS still employs those designs which the BeOS developers identified as making things far more complicated than they should actually be. To this day, I'm not sure that I've ever met anyone who could produce a credible explanation that, however complicated modern Operating Systems have become, they're as simple as they can be and any reduction in complication (this isn't really complexity) would certainly require a reduction in necessary features, usability, reliability, or security. The only guys I even hear talking about anything even vaguely related are the Library OS/Rump Kernel/UniKernel crowds and they're focusing on applications running in Data Centers.

libria 12y ago

They're working hard to keep up with the urgent demand for spinning teapot demos.

dragonwriter 12y ago

The one thing the Haiku website really seems to be missing is a solid elevator pitch. Its got some fuzzies, but nothing that tells me in what manner Haiku wants to improve on the existing OS landscape.

didyoucheckthe 12y ago

https://www.haiku-os.org/about/faq#top_5 https://www.haiku-os.org/about/faq#top_5 > # Why not Linux? > Linux-based distributions stack up software -- the Linux kernel, the X Window System, and various DEs with disparate toolkits such as GTK+ and Qt -- that do not necessarily share the same guidelines and/or goals. This lack of consistency and overall vision manifests itself in increased complexity, insufficient integration, and inefficient solutions, making the use of your computer more complicated than it should actually be. > Instead, Haiku has a single focus on personal computing and is driven by a unified vision for the whole OS. That, we believe, enables Haiku to provide a leaner, cleaner and more efficient system capable of providing a better user experience that is simple and uniform throughout. After reading this, I full-heartedly support this project.

Quequau 12y ago
Man, I've been sold on that design concept since the mid '90s. It's pretty amazing how much power old code and old designs have over us. I don't use Windows, so I can't comment on that but as far as I know every other OS still employs those designs which the BeOS developers identified as making things far more complicated than they should actually be. To this day, I'm not sure that I've ever met anyone who could produce a credible explanation that, however complicated modern Operating Systems have become, they're as simple as they can be and any reduction in complication (this isn't really complexity) would certainly require a reduction in necessary features, usability, reliability, or security. The only guys I even hear talking about anything even vaguely related are the Library OS/Rump Kernel/UniKernel crowds and they're focusing on applications running in Data Centers.