Replying as a 3rd party developer (doing a Haiku x64 native video editor, I
have been a BeOS user since R4.5).
1. What is your vision of Haiku’s future?
A viable open source desktop OS with similar market share as Linux on
desktop.
2. What is the specific ideal market use case for Haiku?
More integrated than Linux desktop, consistant to use.
3. Which use case would you be most surprised to see Haiku being used in?
Embedded audio/visual systems.
4. Which is the best way for a third party to work with the Haiku OS: a)
use the system as-is, b) create a distribution using your published
distribution rules?
The official Haiku distro will always be missing popular 3rd party software
(eg. LibreOffice). This is an opportunity for an external company to
package apps and resources into a Haiku distribution. As long as the
distro adheres to Haiku core guidelines, I think everyone will be cool with
the distro. However, if the distro breaks a core component, expect a
backlash.
5. Is Glass Elevator still a thing, or did it get scrapped?
GE has always been a time sync (lots of ideas, no execution), and has
become quite since we all lead busy lives. Maybe it will become more
active after R1 is officially released.
6. Will 64-bit Haiku become more a prominent focus than legacy Haiku in
the near future?
The web admins could probably provide some official download statistics,
I'm a 64 bit only user (time has withered the legacy apps), and a lot of
good new stuff is 64 bit only. My video editor is 64 bit only.
7. What are currently the biggest system gaps in Haiku’s capabilities as
an OS?
One of my friends has mentioned that I'm way too forgiving for Haiku flaws,
things I wouldn't accept for other systems. When it comes to Haiku, we
have paternal love for the child, no matter how immature. Would would I
love to have? Better Hardware support (dual monitors, 3D acceleration,
wireless etc) would be nice. A more stable and faster browser. Apps are
coming and I expect we'd be on par with desktop Linux in a couple of
years. And a couple of Haiku exclusive apps (like my video editor :)
8. Which hardware specs would you most like to see Haiku running flawlessly
on?
MacBook Pro and Lenovo Thinkpads. Ryzen and APU. Risc-V :) One can dream.
9. Is there a projected deadline date for the release of Haiku 1.0?
Not a core Haiku dev, but I wouldn't be suprised that after R1B2 the
official R1 comes less than 12 months after. At this point in time, Haiku
is definately as polished as R5.03 was.
10. What would it take for your project to be completely acquired by a
commercial organization?
Odd question. Most of us developers are pretty modest, if someone can pay
for full time Haiku development I'm sure that quite a few app developers
would love to sign on.
Thanks.
On Tue, 12 Feb 2019 at 04:38, Apollo D. Sharpe, Sr. <
adsharpesr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello,
I was wondering if there anyone was available to answer the questions of
my last email. I'm CC'ing the 3rd Party developers mailing list.
--
Regards,
Apollo D. Sharpe, Sr.
Iron Rook Computing, LLC
Member/Owner
http://www.IronRookComputing.com
On 2/2/2019 3:06 PM, Apollo D. Sharpe, Sr. wrote:
Hello,
I'm Apollo D. Sharpe, Sr. and I've been following your project since the
very beginning (the OpenBEOS days). First, I want to congratulate you guys
on all of your hard work. Creating and maintaining a project of this
magnitude is definitely not easy -especially to keep it going as long as
you guys have, so kudos to you! I have a few questions for the leaders of
your project, but I'm not exactly sure who to send them to. I don't want
anyone to read anything into these questions; however they're questions
that have been on my mind for the past few months, and I now have time to
finally sit down and ask them. I do not intend to make either the questions
nor their potential answers public. These questions are purely a way for me
to get a better understanding of what's currently going on in the project.
Also, I think it's only fair to mention that I was once a contributor to
the Syllable project. In any case, if these questions could be reviewed and
answered by as many of the project's top level maintainers and contributors
as possible, I would be greatly appreciative.
1. What is your vision of Haiku’s future?
2. What is the specific ideal market use case for Haiku?
3. Which use case would you be most surprised to see Haiku bring used
in?
4. Which is the best way for a third party to work with the Haiku OS:
a) use the system as-is, b) create a distribution using your published
distribution rules?
5. Is Glass Elevator still a thing, or did it get scrapped?
6. Will 64-bit Haiku become more a prominent focus than legacy Haiku
in the near future?
7. What are currently the biggest system gaps in Haiku’s capabilities
as an OS?
8. Which hardware specs would you most like to see Haiku running
flawlessly on?
9. Is there a projected deadline date for the release of Haiku 1.0?
10. What would it take for your project to be completely acquired by a
commercial organization?
--
Regards,
Apollo D. Sharpe, Sr.
Iron Rook Computing, LLC
Member/Owner
http://www.IronRookComputing.com
