Em 20/06/2011, às 15:11, Randolph Dohm <rdohm321@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> escreveu: > so there are 5 linux browsers, firefox , iron, chrome, webpositive and dooble > and some more. Haiku is not a Linux distribution. It does not use the Linux kernel nor plain GNU userland. It's a clean-room reimplementation of BeOS, except for code that Be itself had open-sourced (Tracker, Deskbar and sample code, mostly). It is not a Unix reimplementation nor is it based on Unix source, although it does support a broad portion of the Posix specification. Some BSD code was adapted and reused where it made no sense to reinvent the wheel, e.g. the FreeBSD compatibility layer for network drivers. Because of that, it is possible to port a decent amount of Posix-compatible software to Haiku, but it is preferred to use the native APIs when creating or porting GUI software. The Qt port uses native APIs, and it's a work in progress on osdrawer IIRC. It might not be up to date with the latest Qt release. I'm not sure whether the Haiku port diffs were ever synced upstream. WebPositive is a 100% native Haiku browser, using a native port of Webkit as its engine. It does not use Qt. That Webkit port has had patches accepted upstream, but has not been kept up to the latest code. WP's main developer is Ryan, he's also the main face behind the Webkit port. From time to time another Haiku dev lends the project some time too. He could use some extra hands; actually the whole Haiku project could. The Alpha3 is a reference stable build intended to expose Haiku to a broader audience, including application and system developers, testers, porters, translators, artists... If you're technically inclined you might want to join the ranks! =) Hope that makes things a little clearer =) A.