[openbeos] Re: noob questions

Martin Olsson <mnemo@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I noticed that the Haiku site does not have any screenshots. Does 
> that 
> mean you don't have any GUI yet? Where can I find some screenshots if 
> such exist?

We don't have an official screenshot section yet, but that will come 
sooner or later.

> I looked for bootable .iso download but found none. Is that too early 
> for Haiku-OS too? I also tried the build factory, but that link has 
> been 
> broken for several days (atleast). So is it possible for me to 
> download 
> and boot Haiku-OS somehow?

The only option despite building it yourself are the boot images (for 
HD not CD, to be used by VMware, Qemu, etc.) from Philipp Schmid as 
part of his blog:
http://www.schmidp.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=113&Itemid=9

We ought to have two people for the build factories, but they both seem 
to neglect their self-chosen duties, sorry for that.

> What kind of machines are used today for development? Are you using 
> commercial BeOS or Linux or Windows or is Haiku stable enough for 
> dev?

We're currently using BeOS R5 for development. The build system 
currently does not work correctly with any other OS, although parts of 
Haiku can be built on Linux as well (that will definitely improve over 
time).
Haiku itself is not yet stable enough to do any serious development - 
it's somewhat usable as long as you don't need a GUI while developing, 
but it won't last for long :-)

Bye,
   Axel.

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