[haiku] Re: Last Alpha + 1 Year
- From: Jerry Babione <jerry.babione@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "haiku@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <haiku@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2013 08:08:56 -0600
Haiku can be a dream come true. It is just that for many. I realize that
there are issues. There will always be issues. Software doesn't write
itself. There are areas where I'm 30 years behind the power curve and
other areas where my business runs and creates state of the are. The
situation changes everyday. Do I have clients still using BeOS 5r3,yes.
That alone makes Haiku worth waiting for. The older systems were built to
last, where as now we plan replacements because the hardware quits. The PC
I'm typing on now was manufactured in 1999. I use it, not because I don't
have newer, because it works every time, without a hiccup. Reguardless of
which OS I decide to use with it. That's what BeOS has been to those
clients still using it. That's what we want from Haiku which in their minds
and hearts is BeOS's successor.
On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 6:34 AM, Ingo Weinhold <ingo_weinhold@xxxxxx> wrote:
> On 11/29/2013 11:20 PM, Jeffrey Lynn Parke Jr. wrote:
>
>> There have been other emails on this list with the same thought... the
>> point being is that Haiku is an open-source OS. It can never really die.
>> I would just sit tight and wait for google summer of code to kick off
>> again. Things like that spark interest in small projects like this and
>> produce more and more dedicated developers. Haiku isn't dead, but only
>> dormant.
>>
>
> That might seem so from the POV of an end user who is waiting for official
> releases, but while there have been some rather quiet periods since the
> last release, there also has been quite some activity. ATM two developers
> work full time on Haiku, there's GCI going on with lots of contributions,
> and other developers keep hacking in their spare time. "Dormant" certainly
> doesn't fit.
>
> CU, Ingo
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Jerry Babione
Founder-Just Plain Folks Org. Inc.
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