[haiku] Re: Last Alpha + 1 Year
- From: Ari Haviv <arielbhaviv@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Haiku Mailist <haiku@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2013 17:30:32 -0500
Didn't we just get the same question last week?
On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 9:08 AM, Jerry Babione <jerry.babione@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> 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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