Haiku

Installed Haiku OS

Amazed how good it is

Never go back

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Really: It is f***ing good! I have used Linux, OpenBSD and even Plan9 for years now and really... i have never before had this "wow, this is how an desktop os should be" feeling before (Ok, thats not completely true: The last time i had this feeling was using Windows NT 4.0)

I had dabbled into BeOS back in the 90s and early 2000, but back then the hardware support was really not that good... but now? I can only repeat myself: Its amazing good.

przemub

I have been dabbling with Haiku for the last eight years and I absolutely love it. I contributed to them during Google Code-in contest - the community is awesome.

The design and cohesivity of the environment is something I always dreamt of when on Linux... In the last couple of years, the community focused greatly on ports, and much more modern software is available - so more people could use it as a daily driver.

With a bit more of backing it could be as good or better than macOS as a common desktop OS (fun fact: Apple was in talks with Be founder to buy Be, so this could have happened!).

enteka

Yeah, but what about installing software? I mean

baby wants to install Amstrad CPC virtual machine

because baby wants to

calgacus

Wow, color me intrigued! What's the reason to use this over some random Linux distro? What got you feeling it's so amazing?

ralfwause

Its just how unspectacular (in a very positive sense!) it is.

Yes, i know, there are tons of really lightweight and / or userfriendly Linux distros out there, but most of them do have the same problem most modern operating systems have: They just "feel" heavy.

The reason is - in my opinion - that all modern OS inherited the genes of big, multi user server operating systems... Haiku is different: It is a classic single user system intended for desktop use. Even without nostalgia for classic systems like Windows 95, TOS or classic MacOS, Haiku just "feels" lightweight and don't stand in the way of the user.

I was also really surprised to find a small, but nice software collection in the package-manager... including an (on first glance) really usable office suite.

calgacus

Hmmm, that does sound really intriguing. Single user experience, the way desktop computing is supposed to be. Looks like I have a weekend project to see if I can get it running in VirtualBox and try it out, thanks for the recommendation!

tlf

My last Haiku stint

It was almost a success

Must try it again

But yes, it's gorgeous. The installation to disk was problematic. Then email needed some teaejjbg and I messed it up. Videos wouldn't always play. But the system overall is incredible. I hope I can make it my main OS at some point as I'm mostly using the basics these days.

tskaalgard

I clicked on this post

Quite hoping to see and read

A haiku poem :/

rosie88

I am a purely a Linux user.....of course when I saw Haiku I thought the same thing as you did LOL oh well, perhaps someone with a talent for poetry can write up a Haiku for us :D

How have you been?

tskaalgard

I've been doing well

I'm trying to put my head

All back together

rosie88

That's always a good thing, I have been busy with real life but it's always a good thing to fall back on gemini and the midnight pub and friends like you.

tskaalgard

I was going to ask

If you had XMPP

So we could chat there

Sorry for talking

Exclusively in Haiku

I just think it's fun :p

rosie88

I like poetry don't worry it is fun :P