Haiku Beta is finally here

Re:Haiku Beta is finally here by Q6T46nT668w6i3m on Thursday December 27, 2018 @04:02PM (#18772605)

I like Haiku. In my experience, it has most responsive window manager for any operating system that runs on 90s-00s hardware. I think it has a lot of potential, but presently, I’d describe it as an alternative to something like Chrome OS. I wish the web browser situation was comparable to Linux, macOS, and Windows.

I should admit that I have an academic interest in operating systems and Haiku, for a variety of reasons, is exciting (e.g. it’s a functional open source operating system that isn’t strictly POSIX).

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Re:Haiku Beta is finally here by waddlesplash on Thursday December 27, 2018 @04:14PM (#18772689)

Except... Haiku is POSIX? The POSIX compatibility isn't just some compatibility layer, it goes all the way into the kernel. We use the fork-based process model, POSIX filemodes, etc.

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Re:Haiku Beta is finally here by Q6T46nT668w6i3m on Thursday December 27, 2018 @04:17PM (#18772717)

Yep. Totally fair. I edited my comment to say “strictly POSIX.” Is that a fair characterization?

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Re:Haiku Beta is finally here by waddlesplash on Thursday December 27, 2018 @04:18PM (#18772729)

What does "strictly POSIX" mean, and how does Haiku not meet it?

If there are POSIX APIs we don't implement, it's simply because we haven't gotten around to implementing it / nothing needed it so we didn't bother, not because we are explicitly avoiding said APIs.

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Re:Haiku Beta is finally here by Q6T46nT668w6i3m on Thursday December 27, 2018 @04:25PM (#18772768)

Ah, I wasn’t aware. Thanks for the correction! :)

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